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Applied biochemistry Enzymes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

An enzyme speeds up a reaction by

a)

raising the activation energy

b)

lowering the activation energy

c)

releasing energy

d)

absorbing energy.

2.

What happens when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?

a)

Stabilising bonds are disrupted causing the protein to unfold and denature

b)

The membrane becomes more fluid as the phospholipids start to move apart

c)

The enzymes' amino acid sequence changes

d)

The enzymes remain the same

3.

The image highlights the location on the enzyme where the substrate binds to the enzyme. The enzyme changes shape and then perform the reaction. What is this location called where the reaction occurs?

a)

Active Site

b)

Enzyme-Substrate Complex

c)

Nucleic Acid Binding Site

d)

Enzymatic Location

4.

Any substance that is acted upon by an enzyme is called a....

a)

Coenzyme

b)

Substrate

c)

Vitamin

d)

Polypeptide

5.
In the diagram, what is letter A? 
a)
product
b)
substrate
c)
enzyme-substrate complex
d)
active site
6.

Which of the following is a way to overcome competitive inhibition of an enzyme?

a)

Increase product concentration

b)

Increase substrate concentration

c)

Decrease enzyme concentration

d)

Decrease environmental temperature

7.

How does a noncompetitive inhibitor decrease reaction rates?

a)

Binds to the active site and prevents substrate from binding so no product is formed

b)

Binds to a site other than the active site, changing enzyme conformation and preventing product from being formed

c)

Binds to substrate-enzyme complex and causes it to be held in the active site for longer

d)

it permanently deactivates the enzyme

8.

Analyze the graph pictured.

What is the estimated optimum pH at which this enzyme functions?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

4

d)

10

9.

Which of the following is true of competitive inhibition?

a)

Vmax doesn't change; Km decreases

b)

Vmax goes down; Km increases

c)

Vmax doesn't change; Km increases

d)

Vmax goes down; Km decreases

10.

According to induced fit model,

a)

binding of substrate will change the substrate's conformation resulting in an exact fit.

b)

the active site is exactly complementary to the substrate

c)

the active site is not an exact fit for the substrate, it changes conformation to provide a tight fit around the substrate

d)

strong bonds will bind the substrate in the active site

11.

Substrate is held in the active site by

a)

metallic bonding

b)

weak non-covalent bonding

c)

strong covalent bonds

d)

velcro

12.

Which line represents the enzyme with the COMPETITIVE inhibitor, if X is the control reaction?

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

Z

13.

What do you call the substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of Vmax?

a)

Km (Michaelis constant)

b)

Enzyme affinity

c)

Immoblization

d)

Substrate concentration

14.

Which of the following is not an example of reversible covalent modification

a)

phosphorylation

b)

methylation

c)

acetylation

d)

proteolytic cleavage

15.

The graph begins to plateau because...

a)

All the substrate has been broken down into products

b)

All the active sites are saturated with substrates

c)

All the active sites are saturated with products

d)

The substrate concentration is low

16.

The initial rate of reaction is low because...

a)

All the substrate has been broken down into products

b)

All the active sites are saturated with substrates

c)

All the active sites are saturated with products

d)

The substrate concentration is low

17.

Side chains of amino acids interact with substrate molecules. Mutation that change the amino acid sequence in the peptide that forms an enzyme's active site can result in loss of enzyme activity. Why?

a)

it will disrupt the covalent bonding that normally forms between active site and substrate

b)

the incorrect amino acid side group may not be as reactive as the original

c)

it will reduce the activation energy required for the reaction

d)

it will decrease the Km value for that reaction.

18.

Proteolytic cleavage breaks peptide chains in to two or more fragments by which process?

a)

enzymatic hydrolysis of peptide bonds between amino acids

b)

acid hydrolysis of amide bonds between amino acids

c)

enzymatic hydrolysis of N-glycosidic bonds

d)

enzymatic hydrolysis of weak non-covalent forces present in folded protein

19.

Which statement best describes the mode of action of coenzymes?

a)

bind permanently at the active site to aid in substrate recruitment

b)

form permanent covalent bonds between active site and substrate to increase rate

c)

prevent substrate from binding at the active site

d)

bind loosely at active site and form temporary bonds with substrate molecules

20.

What would be the Vmax and Km for this reaction?

[x intercept = - 0.02 ; y intercept = 0.02]

a)

Vmax = 5

Km = 5

b)

Vmax = 50

Km = 50

c)

Vmax = 500

Km = 500

d)

Vmax = 50

Km = -50