1
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What is an active site?
A
- indented area on the surface of an enzyme molecule, with a shape that is complementary to the shape of the substrate molecule
2
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What is an catalyst?
A
- Chemical that speeds up the rate of reaction and remains unchanged and reusable at the end of the reaction.
3
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What is extracellular?
A
- Outside of the cell
4
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What is intracellular?
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- Inside the cell
5
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What is metabolic/metabolism?
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- The chemical reactions that take place inside the living cells/organisms
6
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What is an product?
A
- Molecule produced from substrate molecules, by an enzyme catalysed reaction.
7
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What is a substrate?
A
- molecule that is altered by an enzyme
Biology: Module 2 - Enzymes
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