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| Question | Answer |
| what digestive enzymes are in the mouth and where | 7-8 alkaline, enzymes from salivary gland, amylase which digests starch to maltose. |
| stomach | hydrochloric acids, 2-3 pH, enzymes come from the glands in the stomach lining, proteases which react with proteins to form amino acids |
| small intestine | alkaline 7-8, all enzymes are from pancreas, amylase, proteases, lipases, maltase |
| why does carbohydrase mixed with food in your mouth not continue to work in the stomach? | not the optimum pH in stomach because requires alkali and stomach is acidic. |
| why do you need lots of different digestive enzymes? | enzymes are specific and react with different substrates, the active site is specific too |
| barely any animals can digest cellulose, why? | they don't have the correct enzyme made in the stomach unlike cows |
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