Biology GCSE
Chemical digestion
What Chemical digestion means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Chemical digestion
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Efficient chemical digestion in the duodenum needs alkaline conditions as a necessary preparation, not a digestive action by bile itself.
Topics that use Chemical digestion
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Absorption and transport
- active site
- Active site and substrate binding
- Amylase
- Anabolic and catabolic reactions
- Apparatus and measurement skills
- Benedict’s test for reducing sugars
- Biological catalysts
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