Enzyme Vocab

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What is a catalyst?

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A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.

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What is activation energy?

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The minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to occur.

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What happens during enzyme denaturation?

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The enzyme's structure unravels, leading to a loss of function.

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True or False: Enzymes are a type of catalyst.

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True

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True or False: A substrate is the product that comes out of an enzyme.

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False, a substrate goes into an enzyme.

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What is the role of enzymes in biochemical reactions?

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Enzymes lower the activation energy needed for reactions, thus speeding them up.

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What is the induced fit model?

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A model that describes how enzymes change shape to better fit the substrate during the reaction.

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What factors can affect enzyme activity?

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Temperature, pH, substrate concentration, and enzyme concentration.

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What is a substrate?

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The reactant molecule that an enzyme acts upon.

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What is enzyme specificity?

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The concept that each enzyme only catalyzes a specific reaction or type of reaction.