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IGCSE Topic 3 - Enzymes Intro

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are enzymes?

a)

Biological catalysts

b)

Chemical catalysts

c)

Physical catalysts

d)

Psychological catalysts

2.

What type of biological molecule are enzymes?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

DNA

3.

Every enzyme catalyses a SINGLE reaction because they are ...

a)

Reusable

b)

Specific

c)

Proteins

d)

Special

4.

Which model explains how enzymes work?

a)

Lock & key

b)

Lock & load

c)

Lock & chain

d)

Lock & pop

5.

Which term is given to the molecule that binds to an enzyme?

a)

Substance

b)

Product

c)

Substrate

d)

Stratum

6.

Where on the enzyme does the substrate bind?

a)

Active Area

b)

Binding Site

c)

Binding Area

d)

Active Site

7.

An enzyme and its substrate bind together because they have ...

a)

the same shape

b)

complementary shapes

c)

opposite shapes

d)

different shapes

8.

Which enzyme breaks down protein?

a)

Amylase

b)

Catalase

c)

Lipase

d)

Protease

9.

Which enzyme breaks down starch?

a)

Amylase

b)

Catalase

c)

Lipase

d)

Protease

10.

Which reaction is catalysed by lipase?

a)

Lipids => Glycerol

b)

Lipids => Amino Acids & Glycerol

c)

Lipids => Fatty Acids

d)

Lipids => Fatty Acids & Glycerol

11.

The diagram shows an experiment. What is in the water after 15 minutes?

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Fatty Acids

c)

Glucose

d)

Glycerol

12.

Which of these are digested by protease?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Enzymes only breakdown large molecules into smaller molecules.

b)

Enzymes increase the number of collisions between molecules.

c)

Enzymes lower the activation energy needed to start a reaction.

d)

Enzymes provide the activation energy needed to start a reaction.

14.

Which type of enzyme would be able to break down another enzyme?

a)

Amylase

b)

Catalase

c)

Lipase

d)

Protease