What is an enzyme mini quiz

What type of compound is an enzyme?

• protein

• carbohydrate

• nucleic acid

• lipid

What do enzymes do?

• they are essentially useless

• slow down (inhibit) reactions

• no effect

• speed up chemical reactions

The reactions performed by organisms are known as...

• biomagnification

• metabolism

• chemiosmosis

• eutrophication

Are enzymes needed for metabolism?

• Yes

• No

• maybe sometimes

• All of these

Proteins are made of amino acids. Therefore enzymes are made of...

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• monosaccharides

• fatty acids

What type of reactions is this?

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

• acid base neutralization

• combustion

What type of reaction is this?

• hydrolysis

• dehydration synthesis

• combustion

• phosphorylation

What types of metabolic reactions are catalyzed by enzymes?

• All of them

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis