ADNOC SCHOOLS

Metabolism and Enzymes

Name: _________________________________ Grade 12
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1. The highly complex organization of living systems requires constant input

of energy and the exchange of macromolecules.

A. Label the following in the diagram below: substrate (reactants), enzyme, active site, transition state
(enzyme-substrate complex), product

B. DESCRIBE the structure of the enzyme.

C. DESCRIBE the properties of the active site that must be present for a chemical reaction to occur with a
substrate.
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D. Identify the line on the graph that shows the reaction occurring with the presence of an enzyme AND
label the line on the graph that shows a reaction without an enzyme.

C. Label the transition state and describe the difference in the transition state with and without an enzyme.

D. Explain how enzymes affect the rate of biological reactions.