Enzymes

Vocabulary Function: Cloze Notes

Catalyst: Enzymes are Each enzymes is responsible for ______
_____________________ that particular reaction that occurs in the cell.
Active Site: speed up the rate of
___________________that would The _____________ _________ is where
otherwise happen more slowly. the reactant binds to enzyme.
Substrate: Enzymes operate at an Enzymes can be reused until they become
_______________ range for _____________ usually changes to pH and
temperature and pH. temperature
Reactants: (activity)
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Product:
Enzymes belong to what
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biomolecule?
Denaturation:
________________
5
Most Enzymes END in: _________
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (pH)
Such as:____________
What affects enzymes
function?
Label
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the
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diagram

What could our bodies NOT do

without
• enzymes?

Why is this called a LOCK and KEY mechanism?

Revised July 2015