Digestive Enzymes

Which sentence is true?

• Amylase breaks down fats into fatty acid and glycerol

• Amylase breaks down starch into glucose

• Amylase breaks down starch into maltose

• Amylase breaks down proteins into amino acids

Write down ONE place in the body where digestive enzymes are made (make sure you spell it correctly!)

How do enzymes help digestion?

• They break large molecules into smaller ones.

• They join small molecules together.

• They pull molecules together.

• They eat large molecules.

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Select the enzyme which breaks down protein.

• Protease

• Lipase

• Carbohydrase

• Amylase

Select the enzyme which breaks down lipids (fats).

• Protease

• Lipase

• Carbohydrase

• Amylase

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Select the enzyme which breaks down carbohydrates.

• Protease

• Lipase

• Carbohydrase

• Amylase

Select the enzyme which breaks down starch.

• Protease

• Lipase

• Carbohydrase

• Amylase

Suggest why enzymes can't work at high temperatures.

• They melt.

• They feel hot.

• They are destroyed.

• They migrate.

Which enzyme is responsible for breaking down proteins in the stomach?

• Amylase

• Lipase

• Pepsin

• Maltase

What is the primary function of lipase in the digestive system?

• Breaks down proteins

• Breaks down carbohydrates

• Breaks down lipids

• Breaks down nucleic acids