The Enzyme Quiz

Principle 2: Enzymes lower activation barriers selectively

Principle 3: Enzymatic reactions occur in specialization pockets called active sites (correct)

Principle 4: Enzymes bind most tightly to the transition state of the catalyzed reaction

Principle 1: Enzymes are powerful biological catalysts

Enzymes increase the specificity of reactions

Enzymes increase the activation energy of reactions

Enzymes decrease the activation energy of reactions (correct)

Enzymes decrease the rate of reactions

Enzymes do not require activation energy

Enzymes do not affect the reaction rates

Enzymes do not occur in specialization pockets

Enzymes exhibit a high degree of specificity (correct)

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