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4.1 Properties of Enzymes DB024

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The graph shows how enzymes affect reactions in cells. Which statement best summarizes the information shown in the graph?
a)
Enzymes increase the energy of the reactants.
b)
Enzymes decrease the energy level of the products.
c)
Enzyme decrease the activation energy of the reaction.
d)
Enzymes reverse the direction of the reaction.
2.
Enzymes are...
a)
nucleic acids
b)
proteins
c)
lipids
d)
carbohydrates
3.
What is the function of an enzyme?
a)
enzymes break themselves into small pieces
b)
enzymes slow down chemical reactions
c)
enzymes speed up chemical reactions
d)
enzymes combine products to form reactants 
4.
What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?
a)
The enzymes die.
b)
The shapes of the enzyme are altered denature
c)
The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes.
d)
The enzymes remain the same
5.

The pH at which an enzyme is most efficient is called the _________ pH of an enzyme.

a)

neutral

b)

optimum

c)

minimum

d)

experimental

6.

What type of reactions can able to change products back to the their original form?

a)

Reversible reactions

b)

Irreversible reactions

c)

Combustion reactions

d)

Combination reactions

7.
What is a substance called if it speeds up a chemical reaction?
a)
reusable
b)
catalyst
c)
specific
d)
fragile
8.

Once a new product leaves an enzyme, the enzyme is unchanged and ready for the next substrate. What is this called?

a)

fragile

b)

reusable

c)

specific

d)

catalyst

9.

Enzymes are _______________ that _____________________ chemical reactions by ____________ the amount of activation energy required to start the reaction.

a)

carbohydrates, slow down, lowering

b)

proteins, speed up, increasing

c)

lipids, speed up, lowering

d)

proteins, speed up, lowering

10.
Cells can produce over one thousand different enzymes at a time.  Enzymes are critical to the metabolism of these cells, but why are so many different enzymes needed?
a)
Cells are completely unable to control what enzymes
they produce
b)
The variety of enzymes prevents their actions from being inhibited. 
c)
The active site of an enzyme can only bind to a specific substrate.
d)
The products of a reaction are always converted into new enzymes.
11.

Which best describe an enzyme?

a)

it is globular protein

b)

act as biological catalyst

c)

its monomer is amino acid

d)

speed up a chemical reaction

12.

Only protease can catalyses the breakdown of protein. This shows that enzyme

a)

is a biological catalyst

b)

is highly specific in action

c)

able to speed up chemical reaction

d)

may catalyses reversibly