Mr. Meador's Enzyme's quiz. Basics of an enzyme's function.
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| 242609141 | Enzymes | Specialized group of proteins that help regulate cell function | |
| 242609146 | Enzymes are a type of ____ | Protein | |
| 242609156 | Proteins are made up of ____ acids | Amino | |
| 242609163 | Proteins are bonded by ____ bonds | Peptide | |
| 242609169 | Activation Energy | Amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction | |
| 242609175 | Enzymes ____ the activation energy of a reaction | lower | |
| 242609181 | Enzymes effect of activation ebergy allows the reaction to happen ____ (Speed) | quickly | |
| 242609187 | Enzymes slow down chemical reactions that would be too slow at cellular tempuratures | catalyze | |
| 242609195 | Enzymes cannot make a ____ occur that wouldn't ____ anyway | reaction, happen | |
| 242609203 | Enzymes can change the ____ ____ of a reaction ONLY | activation energy | |
| 242609216 | Enzymes work by bonding to a substance called a ____ | Substrate | |
| 242609234 | Enzymes have an ____ ____ for the substrate | active site | |
| 242609239 | The active site is the ____ where the substrate will fit | groove | |
| 242609242 | The ____ ____ and the ____ of an enzyme determine the function of an enzyme | active site, shape | |
| 242609251 | An enzymes shape referred to as the ____ ____ ____ ____ | lock and key hypothesis | |
| 242609258 | An enzyme can slightly change its shape to better fit or mold around a substance | induced fit hypothesis | |
| 242609262 | Optimum tempurature | the point at which enzymes work best | |
| 242609267 | Optimum tempurature of an average enzyme | 35-40 | |
| 242609274 | Below the optimum tempurature of an enzyme, enzyme activity will ____ ____ because of lack of energy in the molecules | slow down | |
| 242609278 | Above the optimum tempurature, enzymes will ____ of lose their ____ | denature, shape | |
| 242609281 | Enzymes ____ return to their normal shape after they've been denatured | cannot | |
| 242609286 | Enzymes work best between a pH of ____ and ____ | 6, 8 | |
| 242609292 | Going ____ this range will cause enzymes to denature, lose their shape, and lose their function | above | |
| 242609301 | The names of most enzymes end with _____ | -ase | |
| 242609307 | There are some enzyme names that do not end with ____ | -ase | |
| 242609317 | Enzymes are ____ ____ | substrate specific | |
| 242609323 | Substrate specific | Only one substrate works for one enzyme | |
| 242609331 | Enzymes can be used ____ ____ ____ | More that once | |
| 242609341 | Chemical reaction | Process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals | |
| 242609355 | Exothermic reaction | Reaction that releases energy | |
| 242609361 | Endothermic reaction | Reaction that absorbs energy |
