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Biology: Digestion
The Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how do enzymes speed up digestion? | speed up process by lowering activation energy required |
| amylase: source, substrate, product, optimum pH | salivary glands,starch,maltose, 6.5-7.5 |
| pepsin: source, substrate, product, optimum pH | gastric glands,protein,polypeptides, 2 |
| lipase: source, substrate, product, optimum pH | pancreas,triglyceride,fatty acids + glycerol, 7 |
| what does HCL secreted in the stomach do? | provides 2.0 pH, kills any bacteria, prevents food poisening, |
| main function of small intestine is --through-- | absorption through villi |
| what does the colon do? | removes undigested food, forms faeces, absorbs water |
| which comes first? absorption or assimilation? | absorption |
| what is assimilation? | when food particles become part of the tissue. use of food |
| microvili have special protein channels and pumps in their membranes to absorb nutrients through (2 processes) | facilitated diffusion and active transport |
| villi is one layer thick (epithelial layer) so that | rapid diffusion |
| epithelial layer of villi contains mitochondria to produce ATP for (process) | active transport |
| what does lacteal branch in the middle of villus do? | carry away fats after absorption |