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Salivary amylase |
It breaks down strach into simple sugar |
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Amoeba nutrition |
It forms finger like projections called pseudopodia , which fuses over the food making a food vacuole and complex substances are broken down and diffuse into the cytoplasm |
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Paramoecium |
It has a definite shape and specific spot for food to enter, the food is brought there via cilia all over the body |
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Where is saliva secreted from |
Salivary gland |
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Gastric glands |
Secrets pepsin,HCl and mucus. -Mucus protects the inner lining of stomach from acid -HCL makes the stomach acidic for pepsin to work better -pepsin digests protein |
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Trypsin |
Protein digestion |
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Lipase |
Breaks down emulsifies fats |
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Liver function |
It secrets bile juice to make the small intestines alkaline so that the digestive juice can act on the food - it also secrets bile salts that break down fat globules |
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How is food secreted from the stomach |
Through the sphincter muscle |
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Why do herbivores have a longer small intestine |
Because meat is easier to digest then cellulose |
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Glucose formula |
6Co2 + 12H2o --> C6H12O6 +6H20 + 6o2 |
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What hormones does the pancreas repease |
It releases insulin for regulating blood sugar |
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What does the pituitary do |
It takes care of growth hormones |
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What happens during adrenaline |
Heart beats faster Blood pressure is higher Muscles get more air Lungs breathe faster Pupils become inlarged |
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What is xylem made of |
Xylem is made of dead cells |
