Enzymes: Biological Catalysts Quiz
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What is the function of enzymes in biochemical reactions?

  • They have no effect on the rate of reactions
  • They speed up the rate of reactions (correct)
  • They slow down the rate of reactions
  • They undergo changes during reactions
  • What are enzymes also known as?

  • Biological reactors
  • Biological inhibitors
  • Biological catalysts (correct)
  • Biological stabilizers
  • Where are enzymes found in the body?

  • Only in the circulatory system
  • Only in the plasma membrane
  • Only in metabolic pathways
  • In all tissues and fluids of the body (correct)
  • What is the role of intracellular enzymes?

    <p>Carry out all reactions in metabolic pathways</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the small region of the enzyme where it interacts with its substrates called?

    <p>Active site</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main impact of enzymes on metabolic processes?

    <p>Accelerating the rate and specificity of metabolic reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an active site in an enzyme?

    <p>A region of the enzyme that holds specific substrate molecules through intermolecular forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when the substrate binds to the active site of an enzyme?

    <p>The enzyme-substrate complex is formed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do enzymes do in a chemical reaction?

    <p>Increase the rate of the reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about enzyme activity?

    <p>It varies in response to substrate concentration or other molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary composition of most enzymes?

    <p>Proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are ribozymes?

    <p>Specialized RNA molecules with catalytic activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary for the catalytic activity of an enzyme?

    <p>Amino acid residues only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about denatured enzymes?

    <p>They do not have catalytic activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'apoen' refer to?

    <p>An enzyme without its cofactor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do many enzymes depend on for their catalytic activity?

    <p>Small molecules termed cofactors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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