2.2 Digestive Enzymes

What type of molecules are Enzymes?

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• fats

• lipids

What do enzymes do to reaction rates?

• slow them down
• speed them up
• cool them off
• heat them up

Enzymes breakdown what molecules?

• carbohydrates
• fats
• proteins
• all of these

Enzymes are very ________ for which macronutrient they break down.

• general
• random
• specific
• widespread

Which of these Organs produces Carbohydrase Enzymes? (Tick ALL that Apply)

• Salivary Glands

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Small Intestine

Which of these organs produces all three digestive enzymes?

• pancreas

• spleen

• tonsils

• mouth

Enzymes that breakdown carbohydrates include:

• amylase, sucrase, maltase, lactase
• pepsin, trypsin, elastase, peptidase
• lipase, colipase, phospholipase, esterase
• bile, saliva, amylase, urea

Enzymes that breakdown fats include:

• bile, saliva, amylase, urea

• pepsin, trypsin, elastase, peptidase

• amylase, sucrase, maltase, lactase

• lipase, colipase, phospholipase, esterase

Enzymes that breakdown proteins include:

• colipase, lipase, esterase
• bile, saliva, insulin
• pepsin, chymtrypsin, elastase, peptidase
• lactase, amylase, bile, insulin

Enzymes work best in an environment with optimal:

• time and space

• pH and temperature

• size and shape

• hot and cold