Enzymes and Digestion 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyEnzymes and digestionIGCSEEdexcel Created by: DANIELREEDCreated on: 06-03-16 14:31 What is the definition of Digestion? The breaking down of large insoluble food molecules into smaller soluble molecules 1 of 21 What is the definition of an enzyme? A biological catalyst 2 of 21 What is Chemical digestion? Breaking down of food with enzymes 3 of 21 What is Mechanical digestion? Breaking down of food physically 4 of 21 Where is bile made? In the liver 5 of 21 Where is bile stored? In the gall bladder 6 of 21 What do Proteases break down proteins into? Amino Acids 7 of 21 What do Lipase's break down fats into? Fatty acids and glycerol 8 of 21 What does amylase break starch into? Sugars 9 of 21 Salivary gland Produces saliva containing amylase 10 of 21 Liver Where bile is made 11 of 21 Stomach Churns food and acid kills bacteria 12 of 21 Oesophagus Muscular tube which moves ingested food to the stomach 13 of 21 Pancreas Produces digestive enzymes 14 of 21 Gall bladder Stores bile 15 of 21 Small intestine Where food is mixed with digestive enzymes and bile and where digested food is absorbed into the blood 16 of 21 Large intestine Where water is reabsorbed 17 of 21 Rectum Where faeces are stored 18 of 21 Anus Where faeces leave the alimentary canal. 19 of 21 Maltase catalyses the breakdown of maltose into what? Glucose in the small intestine 20 of 21 Peristalsis The contractions of two sets of muscles in the walls of the gut 21 of 21
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