Home
Class 10
BIOLOGY
What is the significance of emulsificati...

What is the significance of emulsification of fats ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Fat moleculesare complex. They are present in the food in the from of large globules which makes it difficult for enzymes to act on them. Emulsification of fat breaks the molecules into smaller parts, that is, bile salts prasent in bile break them down mechanically into smaller globules which increase thge efficiency of fat digesting enzymes to digest the fat.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • LIFE PROCESSES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT EXEMPLAR (LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS) |10 Videos

  • LIFE PROCESSES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise BOARD CORNER (SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)|8 Videos

  • LIFE PROCESSES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise NCERT EXEMPLAR (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS)|35 Videos

  • HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE ?

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise CREATING BASED QUESTIONS|6 Videos

  • MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

    OSWAL PUBLICATION|Exercise CASE-BASED MCQs|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What is the significance of mitosis

What is significance of BOD?

What is the significance of recombination?

What is the significance of meiosis?

What is the significance of cloaca?

What is the significance of MOET ?

OSWAL PUBLICATION-LIFE PROCESSES- NCERT EXEMPLAR (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) (NAME THE FOLLOWING :)
  1. (a) Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores ? ...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. What will happen if mucus is not secreted by the gastric glands ?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. What is the significance of emulsification of fats ?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. What causes movement of food inside the alimentary canal ?

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Why does absorption of digested food occur mainly in the small intesti...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Match Group (A) with Group (B)

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Why is the rate of breathing in aquatic organisms much faster than in ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Why is blood circulation in human heart called double circulation?

    Text Solution

    |

  9. What is the advantage of having four chambered heart?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Mention the major events during photosynthesis.

    Text Solution

    |

  11. In each of the following situations what happens to the rate of photos...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Name the energy currency in the living organisms .When and where is it...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What is common for Cuscuta,ticks and leeches ?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Explain the role of mouth in digestion of food.

    Text Solution

    |

  15. What are the functions of gastric glands present in the wall of the st...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Match the terms in Column (A) with those in Column (B)

    Text Solution

    |

  17. Name the correct substrates for the following enzymes (a) Trypsin ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Why do veins have thin walls as compared to arteries ?

    Text Solution

    |

  19. What will happen if platelets were absent in the blood ?

    Text Solution

    |

  20. plants have low energy need as compared to animals. Explain.

    Text Solution

    |