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Enzyme

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most common enzyme on the planet

a)

HCl

b)

Rubisco

c)

Catalase

2.

How do enzymes speed up the chemical reactions?

a)

Increasing activation energy

b)

Decreasing activation energy

c)

Decreasing deactivation energy

3.

What is a substance called if it speeds up a chemical reaction?

a)

catalyst

b)

cofactor

c)

coenzyme

4.

Each enzyme only has 1 substrate that will fit its active site. What is this called?

a)

reusability

b)

denaturation

c)

specificity

5.

With what 3 letters do enzymes typically end?

a)

-ese

b)

-ase

c)

-ose

6.

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 increase 5.0 to 9.0

7.

Based on the graph, what is the optimal temperature for this enzyme?

a)

15oC

b)

30oC

c)

40oC

8.

In the diagram, what is the letter A?

a)

product

b)

substrate

c)

enzyme-substrate complex

Incorrect

9.

Enzymes are...

a)

carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

10.

What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?

a)

The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes.

b)

The shapes of the enzyme are altered denature

c)

The enzymes remain the same

11.

Not all enzymes have the same optimum temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Humans have enzymes with the optimum temperature at or about normal body temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A change in pH from the optimum value alters the bonding patterns. As the pH is brought back to the optimum for that enzyme, the active site may reappear.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

More substrate is made available the rate of reaction stays the same.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A molecule that sufficiently resembles the substrate in shape may compete to occupy the active site is called a Non-competitive inhibitor.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
What is the energy needed to start an chemical reaction referred to?
a)
Cascading Energy
b)
Potential Energy 
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Activation energy
17.
The enzyme known as ‘catalase’ is involved in the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide molecules into separate water and oxygen molecules. During this reaction, what happens to the ‘catalase’?
a)
The enzyme would become products: O2 and H20
b)
The enzyme would be fully used up and discarded.
c)
The enzyme would remain unchanged in any way.
d)
The enzyme would become a new type of enzyme.
18.
What is being represented by the letter A in the image?
a)
Substrate
b)
Enzyme
c)
Product
d)
Complex
19.
Where do substrates bind on an enzyme?
a)
voltage-gated channels
b)
surface receptor
c)
calcium channels
d)
active site
20.

Enzymes in your body probably work best at which of the following temperatures>

a)

25oC

b)

98oC

c)

37oC

d)

210oC