Enzyme Basics
These are special proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body.
What are enzymes?
This enzyme breaks down carbohydrates into sugars.
What is amylase?
This liquid was used to simulate stomach acid.
What is vinegar?
Food broke down faster when this was added.
What are enzymes?
These can contain enzymes to help people digest food better.
What are digestive pills?
Enzymes are also known as biological ______ because they speed up reactions.
What are catalysts?
This enzyme breaks down proteins into amino acids.
What is protease?
This substance was used as the control in the experiment.
What is water?
The experiment supported this initial prediction.
What is the hypothesis?
People who lack enzymes may have this type of problem.
What are digestive problems?
Enzymes are not used up in reactions, meaning they can be ______.
What is reused?
This enzyme breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol.
What is lipase?
This tool was used to crush enzyme pills.
What is a mortar and pestle?
Without enzymes, digestion would be much ______.
What is slower?
Enzymes help the body absorb these from food.
What are nutrients?
This is the process of breaking down food into smaller molecules.
What is digestion?
Bread and pasta are broken down by this type of enzyme.
What is amylase?
This was added to test how enzymes affect digestion speed.
What are enzyme pills?
This shows enzymes make digestion more ______.
What is efficient?
Enzymes break large molecules into these smaller units.
What are simpler molecules?
Enzymes work by lowering this required energy for reactions to occur
What is activation energy?
Meat and beans are broken down by this enzyme.
What is protease?
This was kept the same size to ensure a fair test.
What are food pieces?
This proves enzymes are essential for proper ______.
What is digestion?
This is why enzymes are important for growth and repair.
What is nutrient absorption (or getting nutrients)?