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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 3, Problem 8SQ
Enzymes _______.
- a. enhance reaction rates
- b. are affected by pH
- c. act on specific substrates
- d. all of the above
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Which of the following is not true about enzymes: a. They increase ΔG of reactions. b. They are usually made of amino acids. c. They lower the activation energy of chemical reactions. d. Each one is specific to the particular substrate(s) to which it binds.
In a highly high-temperature environment, you placed an enzyme and some substrates. You've seen that there hasn't been any reaction. Applying what you have learned on enzyme activity, how would you explain what occurred?
A. The enzyme was not placed at a pH level that would allow it to react at its maximum rate.
B. There are not enough enzymes for the reaction to occur.
C. The enzyme may have denatured or broken down due to the high temperature of the environment, resulting in no reaction.
D. There are not enough substrates for reaction to occur.
Substrate concentration affects enzyme activity. Determine what would occur when there are too many substrates and fewer enzymes?
A. No enzyme activity would occur.
B. The reaction rate would continuously increase.
C. The reaction would speed up tremendously.
D. Maximal rate of reaction would occur.
Enzyme activity mainly involves the active site and the substrate. How would you compare the active site from the substrate?
A. The substrate…
Which of the following statement regarding enzymes is false?
a.) they speed up reaction rates
b.) they work within narrow temperature and pH ranges
c.) The active site binds the substarate
d.) They are consumed in the reactions they catalyze
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Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Ch. 3 - The passive movement of a solute through a...Ch. 3 - Match each organelle with its correct function.Ch. 3 - Which of the following statements is not true?...Ch. 3 - Enzymes _______. a. enhance reaction rates b. are...Ch. 3 - Match each substance with its correct descriptionCh. 3 - Cellular respiration is completed in the ______....Ch. 3 - Prob. 11SQCh. 3 - In a mitochondrion, where are the electron...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1CTCh. 3 - Jogging is considered aerobic exercise because the...Ch. 3 - Section 3.17 mentions that arsenic poisons human...Ch. 3 - The cells of your body never use nucleic acids as...
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