Enzymes

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Enzymes are made of ?
Proteins
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The molecule an enzyme acts on is called the ?
Substrate
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Each enzyme has a small area on its surface called the ?
Active site
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You need enzymes because the ? inside organisms are too low
Temperature
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without catalysts most reactions would be too ? to support life
slow
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each enzyme ? a different reaction
catalyses
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Enzymes are ? ?
Biological catalysts
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the chemical reactions taking place in cells are known as ? reactions
Metabolic
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pH inside cells is around ?
Neutral
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An enzyme works best at it's ? _____ ________
Optimum temperature
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An enzyme works best at it's _____ __
pH
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rate of reaction ? when raising concentration of the substrate or enzyme
increases
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rate of reaction = ? / time
Volume
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Function of an enzyme is to
catalyse metabolic reactions
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after catalysing a reaction the enzyme itself is ?
Unchanged
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Catalysts are chemicals which speed up reactions without being ? ? themselves
used up
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The molecule an enzyme acts on is called the ?

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Substrate

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Each enzyme has a small area on its surface called the ?

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Card 4

Front

You need enzymes because the ? inside organisms are too low

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Card 5

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without catalysts most reactions would be too ? to support life

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