Quiz 2.B
1) What is an enzyme?
2) What is a substrate?
3) What is an active site?
4) What is a catalyst?
5) What are the two factors that affect the performance of a normal enzyme? Draw the graphs that show the rate of reaction against these variables.
6) Explain how an enzyme works.
7) What is the optimal temperature for an enzyme in the human body?
8) What is the optimal pH for a normal enzyme in the body?
9) What is the optimal pH for pepsin?
10) Why does the rate of reaction increase as the temperature rises to the optimal temperature?
11) Why does the rate of reaction fall when the temperature goes above the optimal temperature?
12) What does denaturing mean?
2) What is a substrate?
3) What is an active site?
4) What is a catalyst?
5) What are the two factors that affect the performance of a normal enzyme? Draw the graphs that show the rate of reaction against these variables.
6) Explain how an enzyme works.
7) What is the optimal temperature for an enzyme in the human body?
8) What is the optimal pH for a normal enzyme in the body?
9) What is the optimal pH for pepsin?
10) Why does the rate of reaction increase as the temperature rises to the optimal temperature?
11) Why does the rate of reaction fall when the temperature goes above the optimal temperature?
12) What does denaturing mean?