Enzymes

Enzymes are an example of

• Lipids

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Nucleic Acid

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What is the purpose  of an enzyme?

• give permission for the reaction

• raise activation energy

• speed up reactions

• control how many reactions occur

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Enzymes are capable of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction within a living cell.  Enzymes accomplish this through which of the following means?

• reducing the number of products   

• reducing the activation energy

• increasing the temperature of the cell

• increasing the concentration of reactants 

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Each enzyme only has 1 substrate that will fit its active site.  What is this called?

• reusable

• catalyst

• specific

• fragile

What 3 letters do enzymes typically end in?

• -ose

• -ase

• -ese

• -tic

Any substance that is acted upon by an enzyme is called a(n)?

• Coenzyme

• Substrate

• Vitamin

• Polypeptide

After the enzyme and substrate bind together and perform the reaction, what does the substrate become?

• a substrate

• an enzyme

• a product

• an active site

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Letter D...

• active site

• enzyme

• substrate

• products

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Letter B...

• active site

• enzyme

• substrate

• products

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Letter C...

• active site

• enzymes

• substrate

• products

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