15) Extracellular Enzymes

Question 1

Extracellular Enzymes work o___________ of the cells.

Answer 1

outside

Question 2

Extracellular enzymes are used for d____________.

Answer 2

digestion

Question 3

Digestion is the b___________ of l__________ i___________ molecules into s______ s___________ molecules.

Answer 3

breakdown

large insoluble

smaller

soluble

Question 4

Enzymes break down proteins into a________ a___________.

Lipids into f_________ a_____________.

Carbohydrates into i_____________ s_____________.

Answer 4

amino acids

fatty acids

individual sugars

Question 5

Answer 5

Protease break down Protein

Lipase break down Lipids

Carbohydrase break down Carbohydrates

Question 6

Some extracellular enzymes can be s__________ o___________ the body to the external environment.

We have tears that contain enzymes.

Answer 6

secreted outside

Question 7

Examples of Extracellular Enzymes

Amylase is a d__________ enzyme s________ from the s_________ g____________ and the p__________.

A_________ b__________ d________ the polysaccharide s____________ (which is insoluble and therefore not very useful to us) into the disaccharide m____________ (which we can digest, and is a valuable source of energy).

Answer 7

digestive

secreted

salivary gland

pancreas

Amylase breaks down

starch

maltose

Question 8

Examples of Extracellular Enzymes

Trypsin is a p___________, so it breaks down a protein. It acts in the l_________ of the small i__________.

Answer 8

protease

lumen

intestine

Question 9

Trypsin h___________ p__________ bonds.

Therefore trypsin breaks down proteins into a________ a__________ which can then be absorbed into the blood and sent wherever they need to go.

Answer 9

hydrolyses

peptide

amino acids

Question 10

Extracellular Enzymes c____________ d___________.

Answer 10

catalyse digestion