Yr8-Bacteria And Enzymes In Digestion Flashcards
What part of your digestive system contains bacteria?
Your large intestine
What do the bacteria live on?
They live on fibre in your diet.
What can bacteria produce?
Vitamin K/vitamins
How can you use vitamin k?
Your body absorbs them to keep you healthy.
Give examples of food that contain bacteria?
Live yoghurt
What can you call foods that contain bacteria?
Probiotic foods
What helps your teeth make food into smaller chunks?
Enzymes or digestive juices.
How do they enzymes break down food?
They cut a chain of food and separate it into smaller molecules.
What are enzymes?
They are special proteins that break down food into smaller chunks.
What is yet another term of enzymes?
Biological catalysts.
Name the three different types of enzymes?
Carbohydrase.
Protease.
Lipase.
What does carbohydrase break down?
Breaks down carbohydrates into sugar molecules.
Where are carbohydrates digested?
In the mouth, stomach and small intestine.
What does protease break down?
Breaks down protein into amino acid molecules.
Where in the body is protein digested?
In the stomach and the small intestine.
