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Enzymes and Biological Processes Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are enzymes primarily made of?

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

2.

What is the primary function of enzymes in biological reactions?

a)

To change the products

b)

To speed up reactions

c)

To act as a reactant

d)

To slow down reactions

3.

Which model explains enzyme specificity?

a)

Fluid mosaic model

b)

Lock and key model

c)

Bohr model

d)

Induced fit model

4.

What would happen to digestion without enzymes?

a)

It would take 2-3 weeks to digest a meal

b)

It would be faster

c)

It would not occur

d)

It would take 1-2 hours

5.

Enzymes are necessary for which type of reactions?

a)

Metabolic reactions

b)

Nuclear reactions

c)

Combustion reactions

d)

Photosynthesis

6.

What is the role of enzymes in metabolic reactions?

a)

To inhibit reactions

b)

To act as a substrate

c)

To provide energy

d)

To maintain reaction speeds

7.

What is the term for the molecule that an enzyme acts upon?

a)

Product

b)

Substrate

c)

Catalyst

d)

Inhibitor

8.

What happens to enzymes after a reaction?

a)

They are used up

b)

They are changed

c)

They remain unchanged

d)

They become inactive

9.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of enzymes?

a)

They speed up reactions

b)

They are used up in reactions

c)

They are biological catalysts

d)

They are proteins

10.

What is the effect of enzymes on the rate of chemical reactions?

a)

They stop the reaction

b)

They increase the rate

c)

They have no effect

d)

They decrease the rate

11.

What is the complementary shape to an enzyme called?

a)

Active site

b)

Substrate

c)

Inhibitor

d)

Product

12.

What is the result of an enzyme-substrate reaction?

a)

A new enzyme

b)

A new substrate

c)

An inhibitor

d)

A product

13.

Which of the following is a property of enzymes?

a)

They are proteins

b)

They are nucleic acids

c)

They are lipids

d)

They are carbohydrates

14.

What is the role of enzymes in digestion?

a)

To speed up digestion

b)

To slow down digestion

c)

To act as a food source

d)

To provide nutrients

15.

Which of the following best describes enzymes?

a)

They are energy sources

b)

They are inorganic catalysts

c)

They are biological catalysts

d)

They are chemical inhibitors

16.

Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work best? 

a)

15 C

b)

40 C

c)

30 C

17.

Letter C...

a)

active site

b)

enzymes

c)

substrate

d)

products

18.

Which is the strongest acid?

a)

ph of 1

b)

ph of 4

c)

ph of 7

d)

ph of 9

19.

What is the optimum ph for Enyme A?

a)

6.5

b)

7.0

c)

7.5

d)

8.0

20.

What is the optimum ph for this enzyme to work?

a)

0

b)

6

c)

7

d)

10

21.

Looking at the graph shown, what is the optimum temperature for this particular enzyme to work?

a)

10 degrees

b)

40 degrees

c)

63 degrees

d)

30 degrees

22.

In this diagram a disaccharide molecule is broken apart by adding a water molecule which results in two monosaccharide molecules . What type of chemical reaction is this?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Dehydration synthesis

c)

Synthesis Reaction

23.

What is labeled D in this diagram?

a)

Product

b)

Enzyme

c)

Subrate

d)

Enzyme-Substrate complex

24.

An enzyme inhibitor prevents an enzyme from working because it-

a)

eats the substrate

b)

destroys the substrate

c)

eats the enzyme

d)

changes the shape of the enzyme

25.

What is number 1 labeled in this diagram?

a)

Product

b)

Enzyme

c)

Substrate

d)

Enzyme-substrate complex

26.

What is the object labeled Y?

a)

Enzyme

b)

Enzyme-Substrate complex

c)

Substrate

d)

Product

27.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an enzyme?

a)

Lactose

b)

Lactase

c)

Pretease

d)

Lipase

28.

Which of the following is the term that describes the alteration or change of the shape of an enzyme to the point where it is no longer functional?

a)

Denature

b)

Discard

c)

Displace

d)

Denounce