Question 1

What is the primary role of enzymes in biological systems?

Accepted Answer

To speed up chemical reactions

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To store genetic information

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To act as substrates

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To provide energy for reactions

Question 2

How does temperature affect enzyme activity?

Accepted Answer

Increases kinetic energy and can lead to denaturation at extreme temperatures

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Denatures the enzyme at low temperatures

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Increases substrate concentration

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Has no effect on enzyme activity

Question 3

Why do different enzymes have different optimal pH levels?

Accepted Answer

They function in different cellular environments

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They are derived from different organisms

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They have different substrate specificities

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Their amino acid compositions vary

Question 4

What occurs at the saturation point of enzyme activity?

Accepted Answer

All enzyme active sites are occupied

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Substrate concentration has no effect

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All substrates are converted to products

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Enzyme activity decreases

Question 5

What is the effect of increasing both enzyme and substrate concentrations?

Accepted Answer

Reaction rate increases until substrate is limiting

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Reaction rate decreases

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Reaction rate increases indefinitely

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Reaction rate remains constant

Question 6

How do competitive inhibitors affect enzyme activity?

Accepted Answer

They bind to the active site and prevent substrate binding

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They have no effect on enzyme activity

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They increase the reaction rate

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They change the enzyme's shape

Question 7

What role do cofactors and coenzymes play in enzyme activity?

Accepted Answer

They assist in substrate binding and catalysis

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They are byproducts of enzyme reactions

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They are alternative substrates

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They inhibit enzyme function

Question 8

What is allosteric regulation?

Accepted Answer

Binding of molecules to sites other than the active site

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A method of enzyme denaturation

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Binding of substrates to the active site

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A type of competitive inhibition

Question 9

How can environmental factors like ionic strength affect enzyme activity?

Accepted Answer

They can alter enzyme stability and substrate binding

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They have no effect

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They only affect substrate concentration

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They increase enzyme activity

Question 10

What happens to enzyme activity at extreme pH levels?

Accepted Answer

Enzymes can denature

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Enzyme activity remains unchanged

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Enzymes become more efficient

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Enzyme activity increases

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