Y9 Digestive Enzymes

Enzymes are:

• digestive catalysts

• biological catalysts

• quick catalysts

• chemical catalysts

Trypsin is produced in the:

• mouth

• oesophagus

• pancreas

• stomach

• small intestine

Enzymes are what type of molecule?

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• fats

• starch

Enzymes are chemically unchanged

• True

• False

Lipase breaks down fats into:

• fatty acids and glycerol

• amino acids

• fatty acids and glycogen

• maltose

The unique area of an enzyme is called the:

• substrate site

• amazing site

• special site

• active site

Maltase breaks down

• Maltase into glucose

• maltose into glucose

• starch into glucose

• starch into maltose

Digestion is:

• Breaking down food to absorb it

• the breakdown of large, soluble molecules into smaller insoluble molecules

• the breakdown of large, insoluble molecules into smaller soluble molecules

• the breakdown of small, insoluble molecules into larger, soluble molecules

Where is pepsin produced in the digestive system?

• mouth

• stomach

• pancreas

• small intestone

Glucose is a....

• large, insoluble molecule

• large, soluble molecule

• small, insoluble molecule

• small, soluble molecule