enzym

What do enzymes do?

• Build things up or break them down

• Help filter waste from the body

• Create environments where food can be eaten

• Add and remove water

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which category of macromolecules do enzymes belong to?

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Fats/Lipids

Enzymes are specific. This means that an enzyme only works with molecules that are....

• the right size and shape

• broken down already

• present in water

• too big for the body to handle

In the diagram, what is letter A?

• product

• enzyme-substrate complex

• substrate

• active site

Letter D...

• enzyme

• active site

• substrate

• products

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Letter B...

• substrate

• active site

• enzyme

• products

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Letter C...

• products

• substrate

• enzymes

• active site

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Letter E...

• active site

• products

• substrate

• enzyme

An enzyme speeds up a reaction by

• raising the activation energy

• lowering the activation energy

• releasing energy

• absorbing energy.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

What happens to an enzyme when it is denatured?

• Activation energy is lowered

• It becomes stronger

• It loses its shape

• Activation energy is raised