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Investigating the effect of a chosen factor on the activity of Lipase Aim: To explore the action of Lipase and Bile salts on lipids at different temperatures, and assess their roles in digestion. Theory, Hypothesis and Prediction: In nutrition, intake of lipids is necessary to form a source of energy storage, i.e. Fats. But as the lipid molecule is highly hydrophobic, it needs to be broken down first to fatty acids and glycerol to be taken in efficiently. As the diagram? shows, there are three fatty acid tails present in the lipid molecule, so it can diffuse quite freely through the plasma membrane, yet it needs to be broken down nonetheless so that it can be taken up readily through the walls of the digestive tract, to be transported to the areas of the body where it is used to form lipids again, for either: * Deposition as fat (energy storage) * Formation of...

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