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ENZYME

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which substance is made up of amino acids?

a)

Fats

b)

Pepsin

c)

Urea

d)

Glycogen

2.

Starch and cellulose are substances that are made up of many units of

a)

fatty acids.

b)

glycerol.

c)

monosaccharides.

d)

amino acids.

3.

Which type of carbohydrate is found in large quantities in the liver?

a)

Starch

b)

Glucose

c)

Sucrose

d)

Glycogen

4.

Which of the following is not true about saturated and unsaturated fats?

a)

Saturated fats contain more cholesterol than unsaturated fats.

b)

Saturated fats do not have double bonds while unsaturated fats have at least one double bond.

c)

Saturated fats have less hydrogen atoms compared to unsaturated fats.

d)

Saturated fats are solids while unsaturated fats are liquids at room temperature.

5.

There are four levels of organisation in protein structure. Which protein is formed when a polypeptide chain is coiled to form an alpha-helix or folded into beta-pleated sheets?

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

Tertiary structure

d)

Quarternary structure

6.

The diagram shows the mechanism of enzyme action.

What does P represent?

a)

Enzyme

b)

Substrate

c)

Enzyme-substrate complex

d)

Products of the reaction

7.

Organic compounds are chemical compounds that contain the element

a)

hydrogen.

b)

carbon.

c)

oxygen.

d)

nitrogen.

8.

Lactose is made of

a)

two fructose molecules.

b)

two glucose molecules.

c)

one glucose molecule and one fructose molecule.

d)

one glucose molecule and one galactose molecule.

9.

A triglyceride molecule is made up of

a)

amino acids.

b)

three glucose molecules

c)

one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acids.

d)

three glycerol molecules.

10.

Proteins are made up of the elements

a)

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

b)

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.

c)

carbon, oxygen and nitrogen.

d)

nitrogen and hydrogen.

11.

Proteins are made up of basic units or monomers called

a)

monosaccharides.

b)

amino acids.

c)

nucleotides.

d)

glycerol.

12.

Excess amino acids cannot be stored in the body. They are broken down by a process known as

a)

hydrolysis.

b)

reduction.

c)

deamination.

d)

decomposition.

13.

Enzymes are

a)

Fat

b)

Protein

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Protein and carbohydrates

14.

A small amount of enzymes can act on a large amount of substrate because

a)

enzymes do not change after a reaction and can be used again.

b)

a little enzyme can supply enough energy to carry out a reaction.

c)

as the reaction is going on, more enzymes are produced.

d)

enzymes act in a all or none situation.

15.

Which of the following is not true about enzymes?

a)

Enzymes are denatured at temperatures above 60oC.

b)

Enzymes can catalyse chemical reactions.

c)

All enzymes react optimally at a neutral pH.

d)

Reaction of enzymes is reversible.

16.

In the reaction:

Maltose + water ---> glucose + glucose. What is the enzyme involved in this reaction?

a)

Maltase

b)

Pepsin

c)

Lipase

d)

Catalase

17.

The graph shows the effect of temperature on the activity of enzyme X.

The enzyme will be denatured at

a)

below 0oC

b)

between 0oC to 10oC

c)

between 40oC to 50oC

d)

above 60oC

18.

The enzyme rennin is used in industry

to

a)

coagulate milk proteins

b)

coagulate yoghurt.

c)

concentrate cheese.

d)

ripen cheese.

19.

The specificity of an enzyme is due to

a)

the bond between the enzyme molecules.

b)

the presence of certain ions on the surface of the enzyme.

c)

the configuration of the enzyme molecules.

d)

the presence of a co-factor.

20.

Extracellular enzymes are

a)

synthesized in the cell and achieve their effects outside the cell.

b)

have their effects inside and outside the cell.

c)

controls the chemical reactions inside the cell.

d)

synthesized outside the cell and achieve their effects outside the cell