Schleswig-Holstein Abitur Biology Practice Questions - Schleswig-Holstein Zentralabitur Biology (Biologie) Exam - Schleswig-Holstein Abitur Biology Practice Questions - Schleswig-Holstein Zentralabitur Biology (Biologie) Exam

Question 1

What is the active site of an enzyme?

The specific region where a substrate binds and the catalyzed reaction occurs The part of the enzyme that is destroyed during the reaction A storage site where excess substrate molecules accumulate The region that anchors the enzyme to the cell membrane

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The specific region where a substrate binds and the catalyzed reaction occurs

Question 2

How does the induced-fit model differ from the simple lock-and-key model of enzyme-substrate binding?

In induced fit, the active site changes shape slightly as it binds the substrate, improving the fit In induced fit, the substrate changes its own chemical structure before binding occurs Induced fit describes enzymes that bind many unrelated substrates equally well Induced fit only applies to enzymes that work outside of cells

Correct Answer:

In induced fit, the active site changes shape slightly as it binds the substrate, improving the fit

Question 3

How do enzymes increase the rate of a biochemical reaction?

By lowering the activation energy needed for the reaction to proceed By increasing the total free-energy difference between substrate and product By supplying additional heat energy directly to the reacting molecules By permanently changing the chemical equilibrium of the reaction

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By lowering the activation energy needed for the reaction to proceed

Question 4

Why does enzyme activity typically decline sharply above its temperature optimum?

Rising temperature disrupts the weak bonds holding the enzyme's tertiary structure, denaturing the active site The substrate molecules stop moving at higher temperatures Enzymes convert to a different, inactive type of protein above the optimum Higher temperatures increase the enzyme's affinity for its substrate indefinitely

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Rising temperature disrupts the weak bonds holding the enzyme's tertiary structure, denaturing the active site

Question 5

Why does pepsin, a stomach enzyme, work best at a strongly acidic pH of around 2, while most human enzymes prefer near-neutral pH?

Each enzyme has evolved an optimal pH matching the ionic environment it normally functions in, since pH affects the charge of amino acid side chains that shape the active site Pepsin is not actually a protein and is therefore unaffected by pH All enzymes function identically regardless of surrounding pH Acidic pH always destroys enzyme activity completely

Correct Answer:

Each enzyme has evolved an optimal pH matching the ionic environment it normally functions in, since pH affects the charge of amino acid side chains that shape the active site

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