Website Project Body System #2
In continuation of our website project, your group will now focus on teaching the world about the digestive system. Below I have outlined three "tasks" that must be completed for this portion of your website. Remember to provide citations for all of your sources and more importantly, remember that you're using this website to educate others! I have also provided recommendations for how you can divide up the workload for this assignment but remember that your group is responsible for coordinating how to effectively complete these tasks.
In continuation of our website project, your group will now focus on teaching the world about the digestive system. Below I have outlined three "tasks" that must be completed for this portion of your website. Remember to provide citations for all of your sources and more importantly, remember that you're using this website to educate others! I have also provided recommendations for how you can divide up the workload for this assignment but remember that your group is responsible for coordinating how to effectively complete these tasks.
Task 1 (2 people)Explain the process of digestion, by telling the story of how a hamburger (or equivalent) passes from the mouth through the GI tract and how the waste is egested. Make sure your group explains how components of the "burger" is digested, what enzymes are used to digest certain parts of the "burger", and how each organ facilitates the digestion of the burger. Include a diagram (picture) with all of the components involved in digestion and their functions. This diagram must be created by your group.
For further information provide a link to a video or animation that explains the digestive system. |
Task 2 (2 people)Explain why enzymes are needed in digestion.
Create a diagram that shows how enzymes aid in the digestion of macromolecules. Your diagram must show how enzymes show structural specificity with a substrate and it must properly outline a specific hydrolysis reaction of a macromolecule being digested. In your page you should explain why enzymes are needed for digestion. Create a table of 5 enzymes used in digestion that includes the following: source, substrate(s), product(s), and optimal pH |
Task 3 (1 person)Identify 4 diseases that occur in the digestive system. Make sure they relate to your groups "theme".
Include the following for each. 1) What causes the disease? (how is it associated with your theme?) 2) How common is the disease? 3)What are the symptoms? 4) How is the disease treated? 5) How can the disease be avoided/prevented? (again, connect this to your theme!) |