Digestive enzymes

Enzymes are:

• digestive catalysts

• biological catalysts

• quick catalysts

• chemical catalysts

Enzymes are what type of molecule?

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• fats

• starch

Enzymes are re-usable

• 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

Pepsin is produced where in the digestive system?

• mouth

• stomach

• pancreas

• small intestone

When the enzyme and substrate fit, it makes:

• an enzyme-enzyme complex

• an enzyme-substrate complex

• an enzyme-active site complex

• an substrate-substrate complex

Lipase (the enzyme) is _______ to fat (the substrate)

• the same shape

• complementary

• the opposite shape

• a complex

Which sentence is true?

• Amylase breaks down fats into fatty acid and glycerol

• Amylase breaks down starch into glucose

• Amylase breaks down starch into maltose

• Amylase breaks down proteins into amino acids