ENZYMES

What is an enzyme?

What is a catalyst?

What happens to an enzyme if the temperature is too high?

What do digestive enzymes do?

"Digestion is the only role played by enzymes in the body". Why is this incorrect?

ENZYMES & DIGESTION

Which enzyme breaks down proteins and where is it produced?

Why is the stomach acidic?

What does the pancreas do?

What does bile do?

What happens in the small intestine?

Where is amylase produced?

ENZYMES & RESPIRATION

What is energy released during respiration used for?

What is the word equation for aerobic respiration?

What is aerobic respiration?

EXCERSISE

How does Increasing heart rate during exercise provide more energy to the muscles?

What is anaerobic respiration?

Why is there an oxygen debt after anaerobic respiration? Why does it need to be repaid?

What is muscle fatigue and why does it occur?

USES OF ENZYMES

Student A and Student B have both spilt food on their shirts. If student A washes his shirt using a biological detergent and student B washes his shirt using a non-biological detergent, whose clothes will come out cleaner? Give reasons.

What are the advantages of using enzymes in Industry?

What are the disadvantages of using enzymes in Industry?

What enzyme is used to turn glucose syrup into fructose syrup, and why is it done?