Enzyme Lesson

Enzymes

proteins that function as biological catalysts

factor affecting enzyme activity

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of an enzyme?

• control how many reactions occur

• raise activation energy

• give permission for the reaction

• speed up chemical reactions

Multiple Choice

Enzymes are _______________ that _____________________ chemical reactions by ____________ the amount of activation energy required to start the reaction.

• carbohydrates, slow down, lowering

• proteins, speed up, increasing

• lipids, speed up, lowering

• proteins, speed up, lowering

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why enzymes are necessary for reactions in our cells?

• The reactions are too slow to meet the needs of the cell if enzymes are missing.

• Enzymes supply the oxygen necessary for the reactions.

• Enzymes change reactants from solid to liquid during the reactions.

• The reactions take up too much space in the cell if enzymes are missing.

Multiple Choice

Where do substrates bind to an enzyme?

• calcium channels

• active site

• receptor molecules

• voltage-gated channels

Multiple Choice

The substance that binds to an enzyme is called a?

• Polypeptide

• Co-enzyme

• Vitamin

• Substrate

Multiple Choice

Changes in pH and temperature can ___________________ an enzyme which causes it to lose its shape and affects its function.

• puncture

• denature

• double

• delete

Multiple Choice

What is the optimal temperature of this enzyme?

• 60

• 40

• 70

• 30

Multiple Choice

What is the optimal pH for this enzyme?

• 6

• 10

• 9

• 7