this experiment‚ there will be an optimal point for each factor. I believe that the optimal temperature for the enzyme sucrase will be 37°C because that is the point where the temperature increases the rate of reaction to its greatest point without denaturing it. For the pH test‚ I think that the optimal pH for sucrase will be the pH of 7 because it is neutral so it won’t affect the charge in a negative or positive way. For the denaturation test‚ I think that the optimal treatment for the enzyme
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The Small Intestine Anatomy and Physiology I 3/10/2014 The majority of the digestive process is done by the small intestine‚ absorbing almost all of the nutrients you receive from foods into your bloodstream. The small intestine begins at the pyloric sphincter of the stomach and coils around the abdominal cavity‚ and then opens into the large intestine. “The intestines process about 2.5 gallons of food‚ liquids and bodily waste every day.” (Inner Body) There are three features that the small
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You find yourself sitting in a booth at eating a delicious burger at your favorite fast food restaurant. You are enjoying your burger when your breath starts leaving your body and start breathing heavily. The room starts to spin and all sound is muffled and you pass out. This is how fast food can affect the respiratory system. The first effect is‚ eating fast food can lead to obesity which affects the respiratory system by decreasing the volume of the lungs. This lowers the forced expiratory volume
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Background Fast food culture‚ which began in the United States from the last century. Nowadays it has spread all over the world because of its convenience and cheapness. Especially in Asian countries that where are living on rice‚ the sudden increase of fast food restaurants have brought major changes in conventional food culture. For example‚ the amount of importation beef which is indispensable to a hamburger has increased since hamburger restaurants expanded into Japan in the 1970s. On the other
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EXPERIMENT 13 DIGESTION IN THE SMALL INTESTINES ------------------------------------------------- ABSTRACT The small intestine serves as the site of major digestive and absorptive processes. In this experiment‚ the action of pancreatic enzymes on representative samples of each food group under different conditions‚ such as increased/decreased pH and presence of other substances‚ were observed. A pancreatin solution was first prepared from a hog pancreas and was completely neutralized using
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Everybody knows that people especially Americans are getting fatter every single day. With more fast food places and quick and easy food you can buy at the grocery store‚ the amount of sugar‚ fat and overall calories have increased in the American diet. When I was grocery shopped with my mom in order to create the picture of what my family eats on a weekly base‚ we started off in the fruit and vegetable section which was good but the farther back in the store we went the unhealthier our cart became
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Most people have realized that food waste is a major issue in today’s society‚ yet we tend to neglect any action towards it. Though there has been an increasing amount of action against food waste‚ more people need to be convinced that this is a matter that needs immediate attention. Bloom was successful getting the point across in regards to food waste affecting our society in a negative manner. Three phrases he used in the text to get that point across to readers were cultural shift‚ culture of
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How Food Affects Society There are many factors that play a major role in the health of a human being. One of the most important factors involved is food. Without food in the human life‚ the human life would cease to exist. The consumption of food is what energizes the human body‚ gives it the nutrition it needs‚ and most importantly‚ keeps the body actively working and living. Unfortunately over the years‚ numerous changes have taken an effect on food. Those effects have also had an
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Large Intestine By Pamela Hankinson For HAP II October Large Intestine Many people often confuse the large intestine with the small intestine. However the large intestine is wider (about 3 inches) yet shorter than the small intestine (in humans about 4.9 feet in length as compared with 22 - 25 feet for the small intestine) and has a smooth inner wall. (Britannica) The large intestine consists of the cecum‚ ascending‚ transverse‚ descending and sigmoid colon‚ rectum
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Small Intestine While digestion continues in the small intestine‚ it also becomes a major site for the process of absorption‚ that is‚ the passage of digested food into the bloodstream‚ and its transport to the rest of the body. - The small intestine is a long‚ narrow tube‚ about 20 ft (6 m) long‚ running from the stomach to the large intestine. - The small intestine occupies the area of the abdomen between the diaphragm and hips‚ and is greatly coiled and twisted. - The small intestine is lined
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