Enzymes

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal (7)
  2. 7. Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of ___ into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids (8)
  3. 9. A muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile until it is needed for digestion (11)
  4. 12. The process of decomposing organic matter by bacteria or by chemical action or heat (9)
  5. 13. An enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones (6)

Down

  1. 1. To add nonfissionable material to so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb (8)
  2. 2. Any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants (7)
  3. 4. Pertaining to ___ or to life and living things (10)
  4. 5. The part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs (10)
  5. 6. A substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected (8)
  6. 8. The ___ that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment (9)
  7. 10. A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder (4)
  8. 11. An enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual (6)