IB Biology Enzymes

An enzyme is a

• carbohydrate.

• protein.

• lipid.

• nucleic acid.

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The region on the surface of the enzyme that the substrate binds to is the

• active site.

• activation energy.

• lock-and-key model.

• catalysis.

What suffix is commonly applied to enzymes?

• -ase

• -ose

• -ter

• -ice

Enzymes act as catalysts to __________ the rate of a biochemical reaction by ___________ the activation energy needed for the reaction to occur.

• increase, lowering

• decrease, lowering

• increase, raising

• decrease, raising

T/F: The lock-and-key model indicates that one enzyme binds to one specific substrate both structurally and chemically.

• true

• false

According to the induced fit model, as a substrate approaches an enzyme, it induces a ______________ in the active site.

• conformational change

• chemical change

• color change

The coming together of a substrate and the enzyme's active site is known as

• collision.

• activation energy.

• denaturation.

• increasing pH.

Collisions are the result of _______ of the substrate and enzyme. Successful collisions are ones in which the substrate and active site correctly ______.

• random movements, align

• repulsion, repel

• cooling, attract

• denaturation, match up

After an enzyme is denatured, the substrate can ______ to the active site.

• bind

• no longer bind

Low temperatures result in _______ thermal energy for the activation of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction.

• insufficient

• overabundant

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