Human Digestive Enzymes

Imagine you're a tiny scientist inside the human body. Which enzymes would you find breaking down carbohydrates?

• Protease

• Lipase

• Carbohydrase

Imagine you're a tiny person inside the human body. You come across some fats. Which enzyme would you use to break them down?

• Lipase

• Protease

• Carbohydrase

Ready for a fun fact? There are special types of enzymes that have the superpower to break down proteins! Can you guess what they're called?

• Carbohydrase

• Lipase

• Protease

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Ready for a brain teaser? Can you tell me which type of enzyme has the superpower to break down starch? Is it...

• A superhero Lipase?

• A mighty Protease?

• Or the incredible Carbohydrase?

Imagine you're a tiny builder inside a human body, and you need to construct proteins. What would you use as your building blocks?

• Amino acids

• Fatty acids

• Sugars

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Imagine you're a tiny person traveling through the human body. Your first stop is the mouth. Which food molecule will you see being broken down by enzymes right here?

• Glucose

• Protein

• Starch

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Imagine you're a tiny scientist, journeying inside the human body. You come across lipase breaking down lipids. What exciting things do you see being produced?

• Fatty acids and glycerol

• Amino acids

• Sugars

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Imagine you're on a journey through the human body. You've reached a region where lipids are being broken down. Where are you?

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Small intestine

Imagine you're a tiny explorer journeying through the human body. You've just entered the small intestine. What's your main mission here?

• Soak up all the digested food molecules you can find

• Break down starch into maltose

• Drink up all the water from the gut

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Ready for a brain teaser? Can you tell me what an active site is?

• Is it the part of a substrate that binds to an enzyme?

• Or, is it the region of an enzyme that binds to the substrate?

• Maybe, it's a biological catalyst?

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