Amoeba Sisters - Enzymes

You can compare the looks of Pacman to an enzyme. P is for Pacman in the same way that.... (in order words: what are enzymes classified as)

• P is for Protein

• P is for Phospholipid

• P for Parbohydrates

• P for Pucleic Acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the monomers of proteins?

• Nucleotides

• Amino acids

• Monosaccharides

• Fatty acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

These speed up and direct chemical reactions.

• Proteins

• Enzymes

• Lipids

• PacMan

Specific substrates bind to which of the following parts of an enzyme?

• Active site

• Binding site

• Alpha pleating

• Activation energy

The items that bind to the active sites of enzymes are called...?

• Activation tool

• Nucleus

• Substrate

• Substitution

ANALOGY: An enzyme's active site is to a specific substrate as a _______ is to a ________.

• Cell wall; Nucleus

• Lock; Socket

• Lock; Key

• Cell Wall; Cellulose

True or False: Enzymes can both build up or break down a substrate.

• True

• False

True or False: Enzymes are called catalysts because they speed up chemical reactions without being permanently changed by the reaction.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

The end result items of the reaction are called the __________.

• Active Site

• Product

• Enzyme

• Substrate

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

If lactose is a disaccharide, what macromolecule must it be an example of?

• Lipid

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Nucleic Acid