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Chemical reactions play an important role in our digestive system. This activity will allow you to observe one of those reactions, known as a decomposition reaction. Decomposition is a reaction that breaks down a complex substance into simpler substances. You will be using the enzyme amylase to break down a starch into a simple sugar. This lab will simulate what is happening in your mouth when your saliva (which contains the enzyme amylase) begins to break down the complex carbohydrate starch.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Author:
- Teresa Walters
- Date Added:
- 06/18/2023