Enzymes In Life

Question 1

Where are enzymes used in the human body?

Answer 1

The digestive system and the respiratory system

Question 2

Where are digestive enzymes found?

Answer 2

In the pancreas and digestive track.

Question 3

Which enzymes break down carbohydrates and where are they found?

Answer 3

Carbohydrase enzymes break down carbohydrates.
Theses enzymes include amylase, which is found in:
- Saliva
-Pancreas
-Small intestine

Question 4

What enzymes break down proteins and where are they found?

Answer 4

Protease enzymes break down proteins.
These include pepsin and trypsin, which are found in the:
-Stomach
-Pancreas
-Small intestine

Question 5

Which enzymes break down fat and where are they found?

Answer 5

Lipase enzymes break down fats.
These are made of fatty acid chains and glycerol.
They are found in:
-Pancreatic juices
-Small intestine

Question 6

What is the optimum pH for enzymes found in the stomach?

Answer 6

pH2

Question 7

What happens to digestive enzymes in the small intestine and how are they not damaged?

Answer 7

Digestive enzymes get damaged due to the strongly acidic pH.
To prevent this, the liver produces bile (an alkali).
It is stored in the gall bladder and released into the small intestine.

NEUTRALISES THE pH!