Enzymes

Question 1

What enzyme breaks down fats? And what does the enzyme break down fats into?

Answer 1

Lipase,
Glycerol and fatty acid

Question 2

What enzyme breaks down proteins and what does it break down into?

Answer 2

Protease
Amino acids

Question 3

What do enzymes do?

Answer 3

Speed up internal reactions

Question 4

What enzyme breaks down carbohydrates and what is produced?

Answer 4

Amylase
Smaller sugars

Question 5

Where is protease made?

Answer 5

Stomach (where it is called pepsin), pancreas, small intestine

Question 6

Where is amylase made?

Answer 6

Pancreas, small intestine, salivary glands

Question 7

Where is lipase made?

Answer 7

Pancreas, small intestine

Question 8

What is a catalyst?

Answer 8

A substance which increases the speed of a reaction without being changed or used up in the reaction