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Proteins& Enzymes Review Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the monomer of a protein?
a)
Amino Acid
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Monosaccharide
d)
Nucleotide
2.
The structure of proteins can be changed by environmental factors such as temperature or pH.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Enzymes are considered to be 
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Protein
d)
Nucleic Acid
4.
What is the purpose  of an enzyme?
a)
give permission for the reaction
b)
raise activation energy
c)
speed up reactions
d)
control how many reactions occur
5.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this graph?
a)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 6.6.
b)
The optimum pH of the enzyme is 5.8
c)
The enzyme’s activity increases as pH increases 5.0 to 9.0
d)
The enzyme’s activity is greater around pH of 8.0 .
6.
Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work best? 
a)
15 C
b)
40 C
c)
30 C
7.
What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?
a)
The enzymes die.
b)
The shapes of the enzyme are altered or denatured
c)
The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes.
d)
The enzymes remain the same
8.

Which of the following elements is NOT found in proteins?

a)

Carbon

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Phosphorus

9.

The molecule that binds to the enzyme is called...

a)

Substrate

b)

Enzyme

c)

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

d)

Product

10.

What is created or produced in a chemical reaction is known as...

a)

Substrate

b)

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

c)

Enzyme

d)

Product

11.
This is one job proteins do NOT have in the body
a)
storing genetic information
b)
structure
c)
speed up chemical reactions
d)
transport things through cell membrane
12.
Which substrate would this enzyme catalyze?
a)
Δ
b)
σ
c)
d)
μ
13.

The group on the left of the molecule is a/an _______________________ and the group on the right is a/an ________________________

a)

amino, carboxyl

b)

carboxyl, amino

c)

amino, fatty acid

d)

glycerol, carboxyl

14.

One enzyme molecule can catalyze many substrate molecules because

a)

more enzyme molecules are created during the reaction

b)

the enzyme molecule is not used up during the reaction

c)

the enzyme breaks apart and then reforms after the reaction

d)

none of the above

15.

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)

Enzymes reverse the direction of the reaction.

d)

Enzymes decrease the activation energy of the reaction.

16.

Describing enzymes and substrates using the "lock and key hypothesis" attempts to explain the idea that....?

a)

proteins lock up pathways in the cell

b)

enzyme specificity

c)

amino acids are keys for chemical reactions

d)

Sharing of electrons between proteins

17.

What is indicated by letter A?

a)

enzyme

b)

substrate

c)

products

d)

active site

18.

The bond that joins amino acids are called:

a)

Peptide Bonds

b)

Ester Bonds

c)

Glycosidic Linkages

d)

Phosphodiester Bonds

19.

The type of reaction used to join the molecules shown is called :

a)

Dehydration Synthesis

b)

Oxidation

c)

Single Displacement

d)

Hydrolysis

20.

Amino acids that must be supplied by foods in the diet

are:

a)

complete protein

b)

emulsion

c)

essential amino acids

d)

collagen