AP Biology - Enzymes Flashcards
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| 7609536804 | enzyme | a protein catalyst that speeds up a chemical reaction | 0 | |
| 7609536805 | red | Which line (red or blue) represents an enzyme catalyzed reaction? |  | 1 |
| 7609536806 | blue | Which line (red or blue) represents an uncatalyzed reaction? | | 2 |
| 7609536807 | progress of reaction | What is the x-axis of this graph? | | 3 |
| 7609536808 | energy | What is the y-axis of this graph? | | 4 |
| 7609536809 | activation energy | What is the "hill" of this graph called? | | 5 |
| 7609536810 | decrease | Does an enzyme increase or decrease the activation energy of a reaction? | 6 | |
| 7609536811 | substrate | the reactant in an enzyme catalyzed reaction | 7 | |
| 7609536812 | active site | the region on the enzyme where the substrate binds | 8 | |
| 7609536813 | enzyme | What is the arrow pointing at? |  | 9 |
| 7609536814 | substrate | What is the arrow pointing at? |  | 10 |
| 7609536815 | active site | What is the arrow pointing at? |  | 11 |
| 7609536816 | products | What is the arrow pointing at? |  | 12 |
| 7609536817 | reaction rate | a measure of how fast an enzyme catalyzed reaction occurs | 13 | |
| 7609536818 | enzyme activity | another word for reaction rate | 14 | |
| 7609536819 | optimum conditions | the temperature and pH where enzyme activity is highest | 15 | |
| 7609536820 | denaturation | destruction of the active site of the enzyme by breaking the weak bonds of the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures | 16 | |
| 7609536821 | denaturation | What has happened to this protein? |  | 17 |
| 7609536822 | high temperatures or changes in pH | What are two environmental factors that can denature a protein? | 18 | |
| 7609536823 | inhibitor | prevents the substrate from binding to the enzyme, decreasing enzyme activity | 19 | |
| 7609536824 | competitive inhibitor | binds to the enzyme at the active site and blocks the substrate from binding | 20 | |
| 7609536825 | competitive inhibitor | What kind of inhibitor is this? |  | 21 |
| 7609536826 | noncompetitive inhibitor | binds to the enzyme somewhere other than the active site and changes the shape of the active site | 22 | |
| 7609536827 | noncompetitive inhibitor | What kind of inhibitor is this? |  | 23 |
| 7609536830 | pH | What is the x-axis on this graph? |  | 24 |
| 7609536831 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | | 25 |
| 7609536832 | optimum pH | What does the green x represent? | | 26 |
| 7609536833 | substrate concentration | What is the x-axis on this graph? |  | 27 |
| 7609536834 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | | 28 |
| 7609536835 | point of saturation | What does the green x represent? | | 29 |
| 7609536836 | temperature | What is the x-axis on this graph? |  | 30 |
| 7609536837 | enzyme activity | What is the y-axis on this graph? | | 31 |
| 7609536838 | optimum temperature | What does the green x represent? | | 32 |