LC Biology - The Cell and Enzymes

Biological catalysts speed up reactions without being used up. They are called....

• Proteins
• Carbohydrates
• Enzymes
• Amino acids

Enzymes belong to what class of biological compounds?

• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids
• Lipids

Property that describes why one enzyme fits with one substrate

• hydrolysis
• denaturation 
•  optimal pH
• specificity 

Where does the substrate bind to an enzyme?

• Active site
• denaturation site
• optimal site
• lock and key site

Proteins are long chains of...

• Glucose molecules
• Nucleotides
• fatty acids
• amino acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Boiling an enzyme will cause it to

• increase enzymatic action 
• fit better with the substrate 
• denature  
• evaporate

The center of a mitochondria is called the...

• oracle
• trinity
• matrix
• inception

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

 What is the optimum temperature for the enzyme shown in the graph?  

• 30
• 39
• 43
• 48

The molecules with which an enzyme interacts 

• products
• substrates
• proteins
• inhibitors

The change in shape of a protein at extreme temperatures or pH is called ______.  

• hydrolysis
•  denaturation 
• condensation
• induced fit