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19 Cards in this Set
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Enzyme names end in ___. |
Ase |
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For a reaction to occur, enzymes needs a specific ___. |
Substrates |
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The breakdown of H2O2 is 600,000x fast when what enzyme is added? |
Catalase |
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What factors affect enzymatic speed? |
-substrate concentration -temp & pH -enzyme activation -enzyme inhibition -enzyme cofactors |
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What increases to make enzyme activity increase? |
Substrate concentration |
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What happens to an enzyme if it gets too hot? |
It's denatured |
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At what part of the day does enzyme speed decrease and why? |
At night because it's cold |
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Does every enzyme need the same pH? |
No, each has a different range that works best |
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What does enzyme inhibition mean? |
The enzyme is turned off |
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What are the most common enzyme inhibitors? |
Poison |
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Oxidation |
Loss of electrons |
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Reduction |
Gain of electrons |
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Oxidation-Reduction reactions are referred to as ___. |
Redox reactions |
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What do chloroplasts do? |
Convert solar energy to ATP and use it to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate |
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What do chloroplasts do? |
Convert solar energy to ATP and use it to reduce carbon dioxide to carbohydrate |
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What is the equation for photosynthesis? |
Energy + 6CO2 + 6H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
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What does mitochondria do? |
Oxidize carbohydrates and use released energy to build ATP |
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Cellular respiration equation |
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy |
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How does photosynthesis affect humans? |
We eat plants or animal that have eaten plants, mitochondria harvest energy from plants and produces ATP to give us energy |
