AP Biology - Enzymes Flashcards
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| 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 |