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Enzymes Review Questions
Virtual Cell Biology Classroom of Science Prof Online
Enzyme Review Questions
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These multiple choice and true/false questions are designed to help students practice and test their understanding of Enzymes.
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3. Why is the 3-dimensional shape of an enzyme critical to its proper functioning?
4. Describe what an enzyme is made of?
5. What is the "active site" of an enzyme, and how is it critical in how an enzyme functions?
6. What does it mean for an an enzyme to be denatured?
7. Explain the difference between competitive and noncompetitive inhibition.
1. Explain how an inhibitor can disrupt the action of an enzyme even if it doesn't bind to the enzyme's active site.
2. Explain the difference between a catalyst and an enzyme?
These are review questions from the Virtual Biology Classroom & Virtual Cell Biology Classroom, designed to help students better understand enzymes. They are based on materials that can be found on the Enzyme Lecture Main Page.
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8. Why does the flesh of an apple turn brown when it is bruised, cut or bitten?
9. Why does lemon juice stop the flesh of an apple from browning?
10. What is a coenzyme and what is the difference between a coenzyme and a cofactor?
11. Explain why will Jell-o made with canned pineapple sets (solidify) while Jell-o made with fresh pineapple remains liquid.
12. What determines the amount of product that results from an enzymatic reaction? Is it the amount of substrate or the amount of enzyme? Explain your answer.
13. What determines most influences the rate of an enzymatic reaction? Is it the amount of substrate or the amount of enzyme? Explain your answer.