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Biology - Enzymes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is an enzyme? | biological catalyst and reusable |
| what does the reactant sucrose break down into when using a sucrase? | glucose and frutose |
| what do (most) enzymes end in? | -ase |
| what is activation energy? | energy needed to start reactions |
| what is a catalyst? | substance that can change the rate of a reaction without being altered in the process. |
| what is hydrogen peroxides formula? And what does it break down into? | H2O2 -> H2O + O2 |
| what are the factors that affect enzyme activity? | It can be effected by temperature, pH, and chemicals. |
| How do factors affect an enzyme? | It affects the form of the enzyme which affects the substrate that goes into it. |
| what is a product? | the end result of a substrate, after leaving the enzyme |
| what is a reactant? | the substrate that attaches to the active site |
| what is a substrate? | the reactant that goes into an enzyme to then become a product |
| why are enzymes essential for living things? | they help us break down food and nutrients |