Digestive system

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Which part of the digestive system is indicated by the red arrow in the picture?

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Small Intestine

Front

Identify what part of the digestive system is described in the following statement below.

"Stores food, and mixes it with gastric acid."

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Stomach

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Mechanical digestion

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The process of physically breaking up food into smaller pieces

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Cheese fondue is a popular dinner dish in some countries. In the small intestine, the fat from the cheese is converted into simpler fatty acids and glycerol.

Identify which type of digestion this is.

Options: Mechanical, Chemical

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Chemical

Front

What type of molecule are enzymes?

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Proteins

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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biological catalyst

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A substance that speeds up reactions in living things

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Recall why we need to break down macromolecules into monomers during digestion.

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To allow the molecules to be absorbed

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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What type of enzyme breaks down starch into sugars?

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Amylase

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Another name for digestion of macromolecules into smaller molecules.

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Hydrolysis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7