Human Digestive Enzymes and Acids

Where in the body would Hydrochloric acids be found?

• Mouth
• Esophagus
• Liver
• Stomach

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where is amylase produced in the body?

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Small intestine

• Salivary glands

What are proteins broken down into by protease enzymes?

• Fatty acids

• Polypeptides

• Glucose

• Sucrose

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

With what 3 letters do enzymes typically end?

• -ose
• -ase
• -ese
• -tic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What organ secretes carbohydrase, protease and amylase?

• Pancreas

• Stomach

• Mouth

• Small Intestine

Where does the absorption of nutrients take place

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• esophagus
• liver
• stomach
• pancreas

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

• stomach
• pancreas
• large intestine
• small intestine

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion
• Chemical digestion