Lab 4 Pineapple Enzyme Quiz

Which of the following are products that use pineapple protein-digesting enzymes?

- meat tenderizers - hill-proofing beer - precooked cereals - certain cosmetics - to treat edema and inflammation

Choose all of the following locations of bromelain.

- pineapple stems - pineapple fruit

What is the name of the enzyme in pineapples that we tested?

bromelain

An enzyme is a biological _________________.

catalyst

What was the food source for the biomolecule that the pineapple enzyme digests?

gelatin

What was the purpose of the bowl that had only water and gelatin?

it served as a control

Which of the following are most likely to have the highest levels of protein-digesting enzymes:

pineapple just picked and prepared with no heat

What biomolecule does the enzyme we tested in pineapple digest?

proteins