Enzymes ch5

Question 1

Active site

Answer 1

A small part of an enzyme that forms a complex with a substrate

Question 2

ADP

Answer 2

A nucleotide that can accept another phosphate group and become ATP

Question 3

Anabolism

Answer 3

The build up (synthesis) of molecules

Question 4

ATP

Answer 4

The common energy currency of cells

Question 5

Catabolism

Answer 5

The breaking down of molecules

Question 6

Coenzyme

Answer 6

Organic, non protein molecule helpers required by enzymes to function properly

Question 7

Cofactors

Answer 7

Inorganic ion helpers required by enzymes to function properly

Question 8

Endergonic reactions

Answer 8

Reactions that require an input of energy to occur

Question 9

Energy of activation

Answer 9

The energy that must be added to cause molecules to react with one another

Question 10

Enzyme

Answer 10

Types of proteins that function as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions

Question 11

Enzyme inhibition

Answer 11

Occurs when the substrate is unable to bind to the active site of an enzyme

Question 12

Exergonic reactions

Answer 12

Reactions that are spontaneous and release energy

Question 13

Metabolism

Answer 13

The sum of all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell

Question 14

Products

Answer 14

In a chemical reaction, the substances that form as a result of a reaction

Question 15

Reactants

Answer 15

In a chemical reaction, the substances that participate in a reaction

Question 16

Substrate

Answer 16

Reactants in an enzymatic reaction