Enzyme Review

Enzymes are which type of biomolecule?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic Acid

Enzymes bind with ____.

• Catalyst

• Complex

• Substrates

• Legos

Looking at this graph - what is the optimal temperature for this enzyme?

• 10 degrees C

• 25 degrees C

• 40 degrees C

• 60 degrees C

Fill in the Blank:

Enzymes speed up a reaction by _____ the activation energy of the reaction.

• Increasing

• Decreasing

The part of the enzyme where the substrate binds is called the:

• Active Site

• Catalyst

• Loading Dock

• Protein

Protease is a enzyme we worked with in our pineapple lab. Protease will break down _____.

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lactose

TRUE or FALSE:

Enzymes are reusable.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What happens if an enzyme loses it's shape (due to temperature or pH change)?

• enzyme will denature

• enzyme is stronger

• enzyme can catalyze more reactions

Enzymes are catalysts that help _____biochemical reactions in the body.

• Speed Up

• Slow Down

• Stop

From our enzyme demo with "the foam" - what happened to the hydrogen peroxide when mixed with the enzyme from the yeast?

• Broke down into water and oxygen

• Released carbon dioxide

• It evaporated