Enzymes Flashcards

(54 cards)

1
Q

Reaction rate will increase with the addition of more substrate until all enzyme active sites are _____

A

Saturated

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2
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Components of the body that detect temperature changes?

A

Thermoreceptors

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3
Q

The enzyme Maltese decomposes the sugar _____

A

Maltose

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4
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This enzyme catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

A

Catalase

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5
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If your body temp. Drops below normal, your brain will send signals and u start to _____

A

Shiver

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6
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Components of the body which detect light

A

Photoreceptors

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7
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When an enzyme product binds to the ______ site it causes a change to the shape of the active site

A

Allosteric

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8
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______ glands secrete hormones directly into the blood

A

Endocrine gland

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9
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____ glands secrete hormones into ducts

A

Exocrine gland

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10
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An ___ Ocurs to correct the situation when a receptor detects that conditions on the body are out of the normal range

A

Adaptive response

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11
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The idea that the active site modified its shape as it forms the enzyme substrate complex

A

Induced fit

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12
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Every enzyme has an optimal ____ at which it will work in the body

A

PH

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13
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Enzymes require an additional substance called a ____

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Co-enzyme

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14
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Co-factors can belong to this group of substances

A

Metals

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15
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Some enzymes are ___ because each enzyme catalyze only one type of reaction

A

Specific

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16
Q

Enzyme activity can be reduced when temperatures become to ____. This can be reversed

A

Cold

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17
Q

A biological catalyst is called an ______

A

Enzyme

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18
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A word used to describe a substance which will combine with the active site of an enzyme during reaction

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Substrate

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19
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Negative feedback _____ occurs when the increase in the enzyme (product) catalyze reaction causes the rate of reaction to slow by inhibiting the enzyme

A

Inhibition

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20
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Maintaining the internal environment of the body at equilibrium

A

Homeostasis

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21
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The model that considers the substrate and active site to be a perfect fit.

A

Lock and key

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22
Q

Components of the body which detect chemical changes

A

Chemoreceptors

23
Q

_____ like mercury and lead can cause the denaturation of enzymes

24
Q

The protein portion of an enzyme is called the ____

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Components of the body which detect changes in blood pressure
Pressoreceptors
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Insulin is an example of a ____ hormone
Peptide
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Blood pressure, blood pH, and blood glucose levels are all part of ____ feedback
Negative
28
The ____ energy that is required to get a chemical reaction started
Activation
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Metabolic rate is controlled by the hormone thyroxine which is produced by the ____ gland
Thyroid
30
An organic, but non-protein substance which place a role in forming a functioning enzyme
Co-factor
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In order for your body to cool, blood vessels near the surface of your skin will ____
Dilate
32
____ feedback systems are very rare in humans but are present in situations like childbirth
Positive
33
All enzymes end in the suffix ____
ASE
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This element is required for thyroxin
Iodine
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____ are chemical messengers that help cells communicate with eachother
Hormones
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The receptors for regulating body temperature are in this part of the brain
Hypothalamus
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This happens to a protein when it changes shape due to heat
Denature
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The body’s sensory receptors are connected to the _____
Nervous system
39
Organic but non-protein co factors are often derived from this substance
Vitamins
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Enzyme activity can be greatly reduced when it gets to ____. This situation is irreversible
Hot
41
This enlargement of the neck to 10 because due to Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
Goitre
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Lipid based hormones are composed of _____
Steroids
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The portion of an enzyme that binds with the substrate
Active site
44
A ____ Increases the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy
Catalyst
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A solution with a higher _____ Will provide a faster reaction rate than a solution with one that is lower
Concentration
46
A factor affecting the rate of a chemical reaction
Temperature
47
Many ____ Our inhibitors that permanently blind to the active site of enzymes, rendering them in active
Poisons
48
The term metabolic ____ Refers to a sequence of enzyme catalyzed chemical reactions which are all linked to each other
Pathway
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This word refers to the combination of all chemical reactions that are occurring within an organism
Metabolism
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Increasing this factor will increase the rate of a chemical reaction
Surface area
51
Respond to mechanical forces
Mechanoreceptors
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Too little thyroxin
Hypothyroidism
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Too much thyroxin
Hyperthyroidism
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Thyroid gland fails to develop during infancy this happens
Cretinism