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ENZYMES GCSE

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Enzymes are special substances in the body that help speed up the rate of chemical reactions. Enzymes can be found in . . .

a)

all body cells

b)

the digestive syste

c)

the blood

d)

all body cells, the digestive system and the blood

2.

Enzymes are a type of _________. They speed up chemical reactions in the body.

a)

substrate

b)

product

c)

catalyst

d)

fantasist

3.

Enzymes are biological catalysts that the body makes from ________.

a)

proteins

b)

metals

c)

gases

d)

carbohydrates

4.

Carbohydrase enzymes break down carbohydrates, lipase enzymes break down lipids and protease enzymes break down proteins. What is the common suffix used for naming enzymes?

a)

-ase

b)

-att

c)

ide

5.

The image shows the enzyme amylase breaking down __________ into sugar.

a)

starch

b)

protein

c)

fat

6.

The image shows the enzyme amylase breaking down starch into sugar. Sugar is the _______ of the reaction.

a)

product

b)

substrate

c)

enzyme

7.

The image shows the enzyme amylase breaking down starch into sugar. Starch is the _______ of the reaction.

a)

product

b)

substrate

c)

enzyme

8.

Each type of enzyme has an active site that is a specific shape. Due to this shape, each type of enzyme only fits with one type of substrate. Which substrate does the enzyme shown in the image fit with?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.

Each type of enzyme has an active site that is a specific shape. Due to this shape, each type of enzyme fits with . . .

a)

only one type of substrate

b)

all substrates

c)

just a few types of substrate

10.

The lock and key model shows that only one shape of key will fit a specific lock. Once the substrate has fitted perfectly into the active site it forms an _____________

a)

enzyme-substrate complex

b)

complex enzyme

c)

denatured enzyme

11.

When the active site of an enzyme changes shape due to heat or pH, the enzyme is _________.

a)

denatured

b)

destructured

c)

dead

d)

denied

12.

The graph shows that as temperature increases from 0 °C to 40 °C, enzyme activity . . .

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

13.

The graph shows that the optimum (best) temperature for enzyme activity is ____ °C.

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

e)

50

14.

The graph shows that when the temperature rises above 40 °C, enzyme activity . . .

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

15.

Above 40 °C enzymes will ____

a)

denature

b)

die

c)

destructure

d)

deny

16.

Enzyme activity decreases rapidly at temperatures above 50 °C because . . .

a)

the rate of the reaction decreases

b)

the enzymes are too hot

c)

most of the enzymes are denatured

17.

The enzyme pepsin works in the stomach to help to digest proteins. This suggests that the stomach has a pH range between pH _____ and pH ______.

a)

1-3

b)

3-5

c)

5-9

d)

9-12

18.

The stomach produces _______to help to digest proteins.

a)

hydrochloric acid

b)

bile

c)

sulphuric acid

d)

saliva

19.

Look at the graph. The enzyme amylase works in the mouth. This suggests that the mouth has a pH range between pH ____ and pH ____.

a)

1-3

b)

3-5

c)

5-9

d)

9-12

20.

What is the name of the chemical produced in the liver that neutralises the pH of the contents of the small intestine?

a)

hydrochloric acid

b)

bile

c)

sulphuric acid

d)

saliva

21.

Which organs produce lipase enzymes?

a)

salivary glands

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

22.

Which organs produce protease enzymes?

a)

salivary glands

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

23.

Which organs produce amylase enzymes?

a)

salivary glands

b)

stomach

c)

pancreas

d)

small intestine

24.

which reagent is used to test for starch

a)

benedicts

b)

iodine

c)

biuret

d)

ethanol

25.

If there is a positive test for starch the reagent will go from _____ to ____

a)

blue to brick red

b)

blue to purple

c)

orange to black

d)

clear to cloudy

26.

which reagent is used to test for sugar

a)

benedicts

b)

iodine

c)

biuret

d)

ethanol

27.

which reagent is used to test for protein

a)

benedicts

b)

iodine

c)

biuret

d)

ethanol

28.

If there is a positive test for protein the reagent will go from _____ to ____

a)

blue to brick red

b)

blue to purple

c)

orange to black

d)

clear to cloudy

29.

which reagent is used to test for fat

a)

benedicts

b)

iodine

c)

biuret

d)

ethanol

30.

Villi in the small intestines are finger like projections with millions of microvilli. Which one is NOT a feature to help absorption to happen efficiently?

a)

one cell thick

b)

surrounded by a network of blood capillaries

c)

large surface area

d)

thick outer wall

31.

Amylase catalyses a reaction to break down _______

a)

starch

b)

fat

c)

protein

32.

Protease catalyses a reaction to break down _______

a)

starch

b)

fat

c)

protein

33.

Lipase catalyses a reaction to break down _______

a)

starch

b)

fat

c)

protein

34.

Starch is broken down into

a)

sugars

b)

amino acids

c)

glycerol

d)

fatty acids

35.

Protein is broken down into

a)

sugars

b)

amino acids

c)

glycerol

d)

fatty acids

36.

Fat (lipid) is broken down into (2)

a)

sugars

b)

amino acids

c)

glycerol

d)

fatty acids