Question

Justify your choice by writing a hypothesis to explain how it has stopped Claire from breaking down her food. The hypothesis is your first explanation. You will be able to revise it as you do more experiments.

Answer 1

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Answer:

The correct hypothesis would be -  the food (proteins) are not completely broken down in the intestine due to intestinal Protease production is lower than normal in Claire.

Explanation:

According to the image, we can find that the normal intestine fluid has the same pH as the pH of claire's Intestine fluid which is suitable for the breaking down of the food or protein in particular. It is also found that there is some amount of protein digested which suggests that there is no mutation in the active site.

According to the graph, claire is able to break down or digest the food completely if 1mg proteases enzyme is used so it proves the enzyme is produced less than normal. On the basis of this information, the correct hypothesis would be -

"The food (proteins) are not completely broken down in the intestine due to intestinal Protease production is lower than normal in Claire."