AP Bio Enzyme Quiz with Complete Solutions

AP Bio Enzyme Quiz with Complete
Solutions

competitive inhibitor a substance that reduces the activity of an enzyme by entering an

active site in place of the substrate whose structure it mimics




noncompetitive inhibitor a substance that reduces the activity of enzymes by binding to a

location remote from the active site, changing the enzymes shape so that the active site no longer

effectively catalyses the conversion of substrate to product




allosteric regulation (control) the binding or a regulatory molecule to a protein at one site

that effects the function of the protein at a different site


endergonic reaction a non-spontaneous chemical reaction, in which free energy is

absorbed from its surroundings




exergonic reaction a spontaneous chemical reaction, in which there is a net release of free

energy