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level: Chemical Digestion

Questions and Answers List

Question	Answer
Where enzymes are used to break down large insoluble substances such as proteins into smaller soluble substances like amino acids so that they can be absorbed	Chemical Digestion
Breaks down starch into maltose and is produced in the pancreas and in the salivary gland	Amylase
Breaks down proteins to peptides, which is done by pepsin, then into amino acids, which is done by trypsin. Pepsin comes from the stomach and trypsin comes from the pancreas	Protease
Breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol, and is produced in the pancreas	Lipase
Denaturing enzymes in harmful microorganisms in food, and giving the optimum pH for pepsin activity	Hydrochloric acid in gastric juice