Portage Microbiology Module 2 Exam
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Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
What is an enzyme? A protein or group of proteins that catalyze
chemical reactions
What happens to an enzyme after It's reused
a
reaction has been completed?
What is an enzyme cofactor? A chemical component that assists
enzymes during
reactions
What happens if a cofactor is The enzyme remains inactive
unavailable for an enzyme?
Proteins are broken into amino acids
fats are broken into glycerol and fatty acids
polysaccharides are broken into monosaccharides
What is catabolism? breaking down larger molecules into useful
energy
sources
, What is anabolism? When is it (1) Building up of macromolecules from
used? smaller
units
(2) Cellular repair
What happens if a cell runs out of The cell dies
energy before the necessary
reactions conclude?
ATP loses a ________ to become phosphate group
ADP
What is metabolism? the chemical processes that occur within a
living
organism in order to maintain life.
What is catalysis and how does it Acceleration of a reaction by making it
work? more
energetically favorable
What is the active site of an the place on the enzyme where the
enzyme? substrate binds
What is enzyme specificity? selectiveness of enzyme for a specific
substrate
What is induced fit? A change in shape of an enzyme's active
site
induced by a substrate.
Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
What is an enzyme? A protein or group of proteins that catalyze
chemical reactions
What happens to an enzyme after It's reused
a
reaction has been completed?
What is an enzyme cofactor? A chemical component that assists
enzymes during
reactions
What happens if a cofactor is The enzyme remains inactive
unavailable for an enzyme?
Proteins are broken into amino acids
fats are broken into glycerol and fatty acids
polysaccharides are broken into monosaccharides
What is catabolism? breaking down larger molecules into useful
energy
sources
, What is anabolism? When is it (1) Building up of macromolecules from
used? smaller
units
(2) Cellular repair
What happens if a cell runs out of The cell dies
energy before the necessary
reactions conclude?
ATP loses a ________ to become phosphate group
ADP
What is metabolism? the chemical processes that occur within a
living
organism in order to maintain life.
What is catalysis and how does it Acceleration of a reaction by making it
work? more
energetically favorable
What is the active site of an the place on the enzyme where the
enzyme? substrate binds
What is enzyme specificity? selectiveness of enzyme for a specific
substrate
What is induced fit? A change in shape of an enzyme's active
site
induced by a substrate.
