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Digestive enzymes

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

digests starches in the mouth

a)

bile

b)

pepsin

c)

salivary amylase

d)

pancreatic lipase

2.

breaks down proteins into peptide chains, in the stomach.

a)

pepsinogen

b)

pepsin

c)

intestinal protease

d)

salivary amylase

3.

Breaks down starches into disaccharides in the small intestine

a)

bile

b)

intestinal lipase

c)

pancreatic amylase

d)

salivary amylase

4.

breaks down fats into glycerol and fatty acids in the small intestine.

a)

pancreatic lipase

b)

trypsin

c)

carboxypeptidase

d)

salivary amylase

5.

breaks down proteins into peptide chains in the intestine

a)

pepsin

b)

pancreatic lipase

c)

intestinal amylase

d)

carboxypeptidase

6.

breaks down proteins into peptide chains, in the small intestine.

a)

bile

b)

chymotrypsin

c)

pepsin

d)

pepsinogen

7.

Trypsin breaks down __ into __, in the small intestine.

a)

proteins / peptide chains

b)

starches / maltose

c)

fats / small fats

d)

maltose / monosaccharides

8.

breaks down peptides into amino acids, in the small intestine

a)

trypsin

b)

pepsinogen

c)

pepsin

d)

peptidase

9.

breaks down maltose into monosaccharides

a)

amylase

b)

maltase

c)

sucrase

d)

lactase

10.

breaks down sucrose into monosaccharides

a)

chemotrypsin

b)

peptidase

c)

sucrase

d)

salivary amylase

11.

Breaks down lactose into monosaccharides.

a)

lactase

b)

lipase

c)

amylase

d)

peptidase

12.

Intestinal lipase breaks down __ into __, in the small intestine

a)

maltose / monosaccharides

b)

peptides / amino acids

c)

lactose / monosaccharides

d)

fats/glycerol and fatty acids

13.

salivary amylase is produced in the __.

a)

small intestine

b)

salivary glands

c)

gastric glands

d)

pancreas

14.

Pepsin is produced in the __.

a)

small intestine

b)

pancreas

c)

salivary glands

d)

gastric glands

15.

Trypsin, Chemotrypsin and carboxypeptidase is produced in the __.

a)

salivary glands

b)

gastric glands

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

16.

Peptidase, maltase, sucrase, and lactase are produced in the __.

a)

intestines

b)

pancreas

c)

gastric glands

d)

salivary glands