Question 1

What are the small sub units that make up a protein?

Accepted Answer

Amino Acids

Answer

Glucose

Answer

Triglycerides

Answer

DNA

Question 2

Which of these is not a function of proteins in the body?

Accepted Answer

Storing genetic information

Answer

Making enzymes

Answer

Making hormones

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Forming muscle tissue

Question 3

What is the function of enzymes in the body?

Accepted Answer

Speed up chemical reactions

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Transport oxygen

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Transmit messages

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Allow diffusion

Question 4

What do we call the molecule that attaches to the enzyme?

Accepted Answer

Substrate

Answer

Co-enzyme

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Product

Answer

Reactant

Question 5

Where about on the enzyme does the substrate attach?

Accepted Answer

Active site

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Binding site

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Actual site

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Reaction site

Question 6

Which of these statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

Enzymes are used up in the reaction

Answer

Enzymes can build up large molecules

Answer

Enzymes can break large molecules down

Answer

Enzymes can change one molecule into another

Question 7

What makes each enzyme specific to one substrate?

Accepted Answer

The shape of the active site

Answer

The shape of the enzyme

Answer

The size of the enzymes

Answer

The number of amino acids in the enzyme

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