N4 1.4 Properties of Enzymes

What are enzymes made from?

• Fat

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Nothing

Enzymes can be described as

• Specific

• Non-specific

Enzymes

• Slow down a chemical reaction

• Speed up a chemical reaction

An enzyme binds with its

• Product

• Substrate

• Active Site

• Enzyme

The area where an enzyme and its substrate bind is called its

• Enzyme Site

• Activation Site

• Product Site

• Active Site

What name is given to the condition where an enzyme works best?

• Active

• Optimum

• Best

• Denatured

What happens when an enzyme goes above its optimum temperature?

• It speeds up the reaction

• The enzyme binds to its substrate

• The enzyme becomes denatured

• The enzyme becomes natured

What happens when an enzyme becomes denatured?

• The reaction slows down

• The reaction speeds up