Enzymes

Question 1

Enzyme

Answer 1

A biological catalyst

Question 2

Metabolism

Answer 2

All the chemical reactions in an organism

Question 3

Properties of an enzyme

Answer 3

• Control metabolic reactions
• Globular shape
• Made up of proteins

Question 4

Substrate

Answer 4

The molecule on which the enzyme acts

Question 5

Products

Answer 5

What is made in the reaction

Question 6

Active site

Answer 6

Where the substrate combines to the enzyme

Question 7

Denatured enzyme

Answer 7

Enzyme has lost its shape and function

Question 8

Specific

Answer 8

Enzyme works with one specific substrate

Question 9

Active Site Theory

Answer 9

1. Substrate has a shape matching enzymes active site
2. They bind and form enzyme substrate complex
3. Product released & active site goes back to its original shape

Question 10

Factors that affect enzyme activity

Answer 10

Temperature
pH

Question 11

Bioprocessing

Answer 11

The use of living cells and enzymes to make products

Question 12

Bioreactor

Answer 12

Where bioprocessing occurs

Question 13

Immobilized enzymes

Answer 13

Enzymes trapped in gel or attached to each other