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Enzymes & Chemical Reactions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Activation Energy

b)

Endothermic Energy

c)

Exothermic Energy

d)

Biochemical Energy

2.

Which of the following statements about reactants and products is FALSE?

a)

The reactants are at the beginning of the chemical reaction

b)

The products are at the end of the chemical reaction

c)

Another name for the reactants is the substrate

d)

Another name for the products is the enzyme

3.

In an endothermic reaction...

a)

Energy is absorbed

b)

Energy is released

c)

There is a net decrease in energy

d)

There is less energy in the products than the reactants

4.

In an exothermic reaction...

a)

Energy is absorbed

b)

There is a net increase in energy

c)

There is less energy in the products than the reactants

d)

There is more energy in the products than the reactants

5.

In Photosynthesis energy is stored as ____________, therefore it is an _____________ reaction.

a)

Sugar, Endothermic

b)

Sugar, Exothermic

c)

ATP, Endothermic

d)

ATP, Exothermic

6.

In Cellular Respiration, energy is released as _________, therefore it is a _____________ reaction.

a)

ATP, Exothermic

b)

ATP, Endothermic

c)

Glucose, Exothermic

d)

Glucose, Endothermic

7.

How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?

a)

Lower the activation energy

b)

Increase the temperature

c)

Lower the pH

d)

Add a competitive inhibitor

8.

Enzymes are a type of....

a)

Protein

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Lipid

d)

Carbohydrate

9.

What happens when an enzyme is denatured?

a)

It loses it's shape

b)

It loses it's function

c)

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

d)

It becomes a co-enzyme

10.

Which of the following statements about reaction rates is FALSE?

a)

An increase in temperature increases the rate of a chemical reaction

b)

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

c)

A competitive inhibitor lower the rate of a chemical reaction

d)

A co-enzyme increases the rate of a chemical reaction