5145677636 | enzyme | a protein catalyst that speeds up a chemical reaction | 0 | |
5145677637 | red | Which line (red or blue) represents an enzyme catalyzed reaction? | 1 | |
5145677638 | blue | Which line (red or blue) represents an uncatalyzed reaction? | 2 | |
5145677639 | progress of reaction | What is the x-axis of this graph? | 3 | |
5145677640 | energy | What is the y-axis of this graph? | 4 | |
5145677641 | activation energy | What is the "hill" of this graph called? | 5 | |
5145677642 | decrease | Does an enzyme increase or decrease the activation energy of a reaction? | 6 | |
5145677643 | substrate | the reactant in an enzyme catalyzed reaction | 7 | |
5145677644 | active site | the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds | 8 | |
5145677645 | enzyme | What is the arrow pointing at? | 9 | |
5145677646 | substrate | What is the arrow pointing at? | 10 | |
5145677647 | active site | What is the arrow pointing at? | 11 | |
5145677648 | products | What is the arrow pointing at? | 12 | |
5145677649 | reaction rate | a measure of how fast an enzyme catalyzed reaction occurs | 13 | |
5145677650 | enzyme activity | another word for reaction rate | 14 | |
5145677651 | optimum conditions | the temperature and pH where enzyme activity is highest | 15 | |
5145677652 | denaturation | destruction of the active site of the enzyme by breaking the weak bonds of the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures | 16 | |
5145677653 | denaturation | What has happened to this protein? | 17 | |
5145677654 | high temperatures or changes in pH | What are two environmental factors that can denature a protein? | 18 | |
5145677655 | inhibitor | prevents the substrate from binding to the enzyme, decreasing enzyme activity | 19 | |
5145677656 | competitive inhibitor | binds to the enzyme at the active site and blocks the substrate from binding | 20 | |
5145677657 | competitive inhibitor | What kind of inhibitor is this? | 21 | |
5145677658 | noncompetitive inhibitor | binds to the enzyme somewhere other than the active site and changes the shape of the active site | 22 | |
5145677659 | noncompetitive inhibitor | What kind of inhibitor is this? | 23 | |
5145677660 | enzyme concentration | What is the x-axis on this graph? | 24 | |
5145677661 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | 25 | |
5145677662 | pH | What is the x-axis on this graph? | 26 | |
5145677663 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | 27 | |
5145677664 | optimum pH | What does the green x represent? | 28 | |
5145677665 | substrate concentration | What is the x-axis on this graph? | 29 | |
5145677666 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | 30 | |
5145677667 | point of saturation | What does the green x represent? | 31 | |
5145677668 | temperature | What is the x-axis on this graph? | 32 | |
5145677669 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | 33 | |
5145677670 | optimum temperature | What does the green x represent? | 34 |
AP Biology - Enzymes Flashcards
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