Enzymes

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Enzymes speed up digestion, what does this make them? (9)
Catalysts
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Living things have thousands of .................. going on inside of them (8,9)
Chemical Reactions
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Usually chemical reactions can happen more quickly if what is raised? (11)
Temperature
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Living things produce what to act as biological catalysts? (7)
Enzymes
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Enzymes only speed up chemical reations that are what? (6)
Useful
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What are enzymes? (8)
Proteins
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All proteins are made up of chains of what? (5,5)
Amino Acids
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Chemical reations involve things being what? (5,5)
Split Apart
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Chemical reactions involve things being what? (6,8)
Joined Together
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Usually, enzymes only catalyse how many reactions? (3)
One
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If a substance doesn't fit the enzyme's shape, will the reaction be catalysed? (2)
No
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A higher temperature, does what to the rate of enzyme-catalysed reactions? (8)
Increases
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If it gets to hot bonds holding the ezyme together will break, it is said to be what? (9)
Denatured
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Enzymes in the human body normally work at what degree celcius? (11)
Thirtyseven
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If the pH is too high or low, it interferes with the bonds making the enzyme become what? (9)
Denatured
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All enzymes have a what pH? (7)
Optimum
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A neutral pH is what? (5)
Seven
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Pepsin in the stomach works best at what pH? (3)
Two
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Pepsin is suited to what type of conditions? (6)
Acidic
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Which type of enzymes break down big molecules into smaller ones? (9)
Digestive
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One large molecule. (4)
Fats
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A large molecule. (6)
Starch
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Another large molecule. (8)
Proteins
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A smaller molecule. (5)
Sugar
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Smaller molecule. (5,5)
Amino Acids
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Smaller Molecule. (8)
Glycerol
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Another smaller molecule. (5,5)
Fatty Acids
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Which enzyme converts starch into sugars? (7)
Amylase
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Which enzyme converts proteins into amino acids? (8)
Protease
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Which enzyme converts lipids into glycerol aand fatty acids? (6)
Lipase
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Enzymes are produced by what type of cell in glands and hut lining? (11)
Specialised
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In which gland is is amylase enzyme produced in the saliva? (8)
Salivary
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The oesophagus is also known as what? (6)
Gullet
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The liver produces what? (4)
Bile
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Bile does what to stomach acid? (11)
Neutralises
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Bile does what to fats? (10)
Emulsifies
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What does the stomach do to food with its muscular walls? (7)
Pummels
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Pepsin is produced in the stomach, what type of enzyme is pepsin? (7)
Protease
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The stomach produces what type of acid to kill bacteria and produce the right pH? (12)
Hydrochloric
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Where is bile stored before release into the small intestines? (4,7)
Gall Bladder
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The pancreas produces how many enzymes? (5)
Three
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The small intestine produces protease, amylase and lipase to complete what? (9)
Digestion
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From here, where is digested food absorbed into? (5)
Blood
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Excess what is absored from which intestine, large or small? (5)
Large
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Faeces are stored where? (6)
Rectum
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