Enzymes

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Enzymes are... (Options: nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates)

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proteins

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What is the function of an enzyme?

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enzymes speed up chemical reactions

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With what 3 letters do enzymes typically end?

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-ase

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Where do substrates bind on an enzyme?

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active site

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Which substrate would this enzyme catalyze? Options: Δ, σ, ∅, μ

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Δ

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What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?

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they denature

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Which of these is NOT true? Enzymes can denature (change shape) when the temperature gets too high. Enzymes can only be used once in a chemical reaction. Extreme pH can denature enzymes. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions.

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Enzymes can only be used once in a chemical reaction.

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A folded protein becomes unravelled and unfolded through a process called

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denaturation

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A substance that reduces the action of an enzyme is called a

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inhibitor

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A molecule joins an enzyme and changes the shape of the enzyme's active site. This is

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competitive inhibition