1.4 Digestion and nutrition Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
What do you use to test for proteins?
A
Biuret solution
2
Q
What do you use to test for lipids?
A
Ethanol
3
Q
What do you use to test for starch?
A
Iodine solution
4
Q
What do you use to test for sugar?
A
Benedicts solution
5
Q
What are lipids?
A
A type of fat
6
Q
What colour will a solution go if iodine is added and starch is present?
A
Blue-black
7
Q
What colour will a solution go if buiret is added and protein is present?
A
Purple
8
Q
What colour will a solution go if ethanol is added and lipids are present
A
cloudy
9
Q
What colour will a solution go if benedicts is added and sugars are present?
A
green yellow or red
10
Q
What does lipase breakdown
A
lipids
11
Q
what does protease break down
A
protein
12
Q
what does amylase breakdown
A
starch
13
Q
What does a digestive enzyme do?
A
Breakdown large food molecules down into smaller ones
