Bio CK12 1.18 Enzyme Function

Edit Answers
123456789101112131415161718
Across
  1. 4. The _______ of enzymes depend on the temperature and the pH of the surroundings
  2. 6. chemical reaction that occurs inside the cells of living things.
  3. 10. the place on an enzyme where the substrate binds.
  4. 11. a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy without being used up in the reaction.
  5. 13. the molecule or molecules on which an enzyme acts.
  6. 14. main enzyme in the stomach, which chemically digests protein.
  7. 17. it is estimated to be around _______ different enzymes in the human body.
  8. 18. a protein that acts as a biological catalyst, increasing the rate of a biochemical reaction.
Down
  1. 1. organ system that breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and eliminates any remaining waste.
  2. 2. process that occurs when one or more substances, called reactants, is changed into one or more new substances, called products.
  3. 3. energy needed to start a chemical reaction.
  4. 5. organic molecules, such as glucose, that organisms use for chemical energy.
  5. 7. act by lowering the energy needed to start a chemical reaction
  6. 8. organic compound made up of amino acids.
  7. 9. the ability to do work.
  8. 12. sac-like organ of the digestive system between the esophagus and small intestine in which both mechanical and chemical digestion take place.
  9. 15. long, narrow, tube-like organ of the digestive system between the stomach and large intestine that carries out most of the chemical digestion and nutrient absorption.
  10. 16. At higher temperatures, an enzyme’s shape deteriorates, also known as _________