Enzymes and Biochemical Reactions

A type of reaction that releases energy...

• exothermic

• endothermic

• metabolism

• denaturation

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Substances that speed up chemical reactions without being permanently altered...

• catalysts

• products

• reactants

• active sites

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A reaction that breaks down larger molecules into simpler molecules

• catabolic

• anabolic

• denaturation

• enzyme

A reaction that builds larger molecules from smaller ones...

• anabolic

• catabolic

• enzyme

• denaturation

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How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?

• Lower the activation energy

• Increase the temperature

• Lower the pH

• Add a competitive inhibitor

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What happens when an enzyme is denatured?

• It loses it's shape

• It loses it's function

• It loses BOTH it's shape and it's function

• It becomes a co-enzyme

The amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction is called...?

• Activation Energy

• Endothermic Energy

• Exothermic Energy

• Biochemical Energy

Enzymes are a type of....

• Protein

• Nucleic Acid

• Lipid

• Carbohydrate

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Which of the following statements about reaction rates is FALSE?

• An increase in temperature increases the rate of a chemical reaction

• A decrease in substrate concentration increases the rate of a chemical reaction

• A competitive inhibitor lower the rate of a chemical reaction

• A co-enzyme increases the rate of a chemical reaction

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A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing

• enzyme

• anabolic reactions

• catabolic reactions

• biochemistry

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