Enzymes

Question 1

What are enzymes?

Answer 1

Biological catalysts that speed up reactions

Question 2

If the temperature or pH is too high, what happens to the enzyme?

Answer 2

It can cause the active site to change shape, so it can’t hold the substrate. The enzyme has denatured.

Question 3

What does synthesise mean?

Answer 3

When enzymes make larger molecules from going together smaller ones

Question 4

Fill in the blank:
Enzymes also ___ large molecules into smaller ones. This occurs in the ___ where molecules are then absorbed into the ___ .

Answer 4

Break down
Gut
Blood