Enzymes
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Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If the concentration of substrate is increased while the enzyme concentration remains constant, what eventually happens to the rate of reaction?
A.It increases forever
B.It decreases to zero
C.It levels off as all active sites are occupied
D.It fluctuates up and down
- 2.
At which pH would a pancreatic enzyme (which works in the small intestine) likely have its optimum activity?
A.pH 2
B.pH 8
C.pH 1
D.pH 14
- 3.
Which statement best describes the Lock and Key hypothesis?
A.Enzymes can fit any substrate if heated
B.One enzyme can catalyze many different types of reactions
C.The substrate shape is complementary to the enzyme's active site
D.Substrates change shape to fit into any enzyme
- 4.
In the human digestive system, which enzyme is found in saliva?
A.Pepsin
B.Amylase
C.Lipase
D.Trypsin
- 5.
The following diagram represents the catalytic cycle of an enzyme. Which statement correctly describes how the formation of 'Stage X' contributes to the progress of the metabolic reaction?
A.It raises the activation energy of the substrate to ensure it reacts only with the specific enzyme.
B.It holds the substrate in a specific orientation that strains its chemical bonds to lower the activation energy.
C.It provides the necessary thermal energy to the substrate to facilitate the transition state.
D.It causes a permanent change in the enzyme's primary structure to create the final product.
- 6.
What is the role of an enzyme in a condensation reaction?
A.To add water to a large molecule to break it down
B.To remove water to join two smaller molecules together
C.To break the enzyme into smaller pieces
D.To prevent the formation of chemical bonds
- 7.
Why is it important for cells to regulate enzyme activity?
A.To ensure enzymes are only active when needed
B.To prevent enzymes from turning into glucose
C.To make sure enzymes can only work at
D.To allow enzymes to be excreted as waste
- 8.
In an enzyme-controlled reaction, if the concentration of the enzyme is halved, what happens to the and the ?
A.is halved; is halved.
B.is halved; stays the same.
C.stays the same; is halved.
D.stays the same; stays the same.
- 9.
What is the primary difference between a catalyst like manganese(IV) oxide () and the enzyme catalase when decomposing ?
A.Catalase increases the activation energy while lowers it.
B.Catalase is highly specific to , while can catalyze many different reactions.
C.is organic while catalase is inorganic.
D.Catalase is used up in the reaction but is not.
- 10.
Why is the rate of an enzyme reaction often lower in a highly viscous (thick) solution?
A.Viscosity increases the activation energy.
B.Viscosity slows down the diffusion of substrate and enzyme molecules, reducing collision frequency.
C.Viscosity changes the pH of the solution.
D.Viscosity causes the enzyme to unfold into its primary structure.
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Effects of temperature and pH
SubtopicEffects of temperature and pH under Enzymes for Grade 12 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
When temperature increases, molecules move faster. This increases the frequency of:
A.Substrate evaporation
B.Effective collisions between enzyme and substrate
C.Enzyme production
D.pH changes
- 2.
Which enzyme would be most active in a neutral environment?
A.Pepsin (optimum pH 2)
B.Trypsin (optimum pH 8)
C.Salivary amylase (optimum pH 7)
D.Lipase (optimum pH 9)
- 3.
What is the primary role of enzymes in the human body?
A.To provide energy for movement
B.To act as structural components of bones
C.To speed up metabolic reactions
D.To store genetic information
- 4.
If you are testing the effect of temperature, why is it important to wait for the enzyme and substrate to reach the target temperature before mixing them?
A.To make the reaction last longer
B.To ensure the reaction starts at the correct temperature
C.To prevent the substrate from dissolving
D.To change the pH of the solution
- 5.
Which of the following is most likely to happen if the temperature is increased slightly (but stays below the optimum) during an enzyme-catalyzed reaction?
A.The enzyme will start to denature.
B.The reaction will slow down as the enzyme becomes too flexible.
C.The rate of successful collisions will increase.
D.The active site will become smaller.
- 6.
During an experiment, a student finds that boiling the enzyme before adding it to the substrate prevents the reaction. This is because:
A.Boiling adds too much water to the reaction.
B.The high temperature has permanently altered the enzyme's 3D shape.
C.The substrate was killed by the boiling water.
D.The enzyme's activation energy was removed.
- 7.
How does the 'Induced Fit' model (an extension of Lock and Key) explain enzyme specificity?
A.The enzyme is a loose bag that can hold any substrate.
B.The active site slightly changes shape to fit the substrate more tightly upon binding.
C.The substrate changes shape to fit the enzyme's active site.
D.Temperature and pH dictate which substrate can enter the enzyme.
- 8.
A mutation that replaces an aspartic acid (acidic) with a lysine (basic) in the active site would likely shift the enzyme's optimum pH in which direction?
A.Toward a more acidic pH
B.Toward a more alkaline pH
C.It would have no effect on the optimum pH
D.It would make the enzyme independent of pH
- 9.
How does a temperature of affect the primary structure of a typical globular enzyme?
A.It breaks all peptide bonds, releasing individual amino acids
B.It usually does not break the covalent peptide bonds of the primary structure
C.It causes the primary structure to branch into complex networks
D.It converts the amino acids into glucose molecules
- 10.
When an enzyme denatures, what is the 'highest' level of protein structure that remains intact?
A.Quaternary structure
B.Tertiary structure
C.Secondary structure
D.Primary structure
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