1/16: Enzyme key vocabulary quiz

What is the study of energy flowing through living systems called?

• Biochemistry

• Biomathematics

• Bioenergetics

• Biophysics

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What is the specific region of the enzyme to which the substrate binds called?

• Active site

• Binding site

• Catalytic site

• Inhibitory site

What is the type of inhibition in which the inhibitor competes with the substrate molecule by binding to the active site of the enzyme?

• Allosteric inhibition

• Feedback inhibition

• Noncompetitive inhibition

• Competitive inhibition

What is the process that changes the natural properties of a substance called?

• Oxidation

• Denaturation

• Catalysis

• Hydrolysis

What is the total energy of a system called?

• Entropy

• Free energy

• Kinetic energy

• Enthalpy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What is the measure of randomness or disorder within a system called?

• Entropy

• Enthalpy

• Free energy

• Kinetic energy

What is the type of energy associated with objects or particles in motion called?

• Heat energy

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Chemical energy

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What is the bond that connects phosphates in an ATP molecule called?

• Phosphoanhydride bond

• Ionic bond

• Covalent bond

• Hydrogen bond

What is the high-energy, unstable state occurring during a chemical reaction called?

• Transition state

• Equilibrium state

• Steady state

• Activation state

What is the type of energy that has the potential to do work and is stored energy called?

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Heat energy

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4