Enzymes Flashcards
0
Q
Are enzymes used in digestion only?
A
No
1
Q
What are enzymes?
A
Complicated molecules
2
Q
What do the enzymes that work in digestion do?
A
Break up large food molecules.
3
Q
Where do enzymes allow food molecules to pass through?
A
The walls of the intestines.
4
Q
What pH do enzymes in the stomach work at?
A
pH1
5
Q
What do protease do?
A
They break up protein.
6
Q
What temp do protease work best at?
A
37 degrees
7
Q
Where are the small molecules absorbed into?
A
The blood.
8
Q
What is an emulsion?
A
When bile splits fat into small droplets.
9
Q
When does emulsion occur
A
When bile is released into the small intestine.
10
Q
What does emulsion do?
A
It makes fat digest quicker because the small fat droplets give the enzymes more area to work in.
