Enzymes and Nutrition Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• iodine: the reagent used to test for starch
• amylase: this enzyme breaks down starch
• substrate: the reactant an enzyme breaks down
• polymers: long chains of repeating smaller units
• rate of reaction: how quickly a reaction occurs
• synthesis: making larger molecule from smaller ones
• lipase: this enzyme breaks down fats
• purple: a positive protein test
• denature: if an enzyme is heated too much, the active site can change shape and the enzyme has been...
• amino acids: protein is broken down into these
• complementary: the shapes of substrates and active sites are...
• carbohydrate: starch is an example of this biological molecule
• colorimeter: equipment used to find energy content of food
• blue: a negative sugar or protein test result
• collide: to bind together, the enzyme and substrate must...
• biuret: reagent used to test for protein
• active site: the part of the enzyme where the substrate binds
• optimum: every enzyme has an ..... ph and temperature
• small intestine: where products of digestion are absorbed into the blood
• benedicts: the reagent used to test for reducing sugars
• kinetic: if you heat up an enzyme reaction, you give the molecules more of this energy
• lock and key: the model used to describe enzyme function