Choose the One Most Appropriate Answer for Each

question 21

Multiple Choice

Choose the one most appropriate answer for each.
-enzyme

• A)amount of energy to start a reaction
• B)coenzyme that carries electrons
• C)attachment of a phosphate group by a high-energy bond
• D)an excess of end-product molecules alters the shape of the first enzyme in the pathway and shuts off that metabolic pathway
• E)part of an enzyme that binds to the substrate
• F)by binding a regulatory molecule, it changes the activity of a metabolic pathway
• G)affects rates of chemical reactions by reducing activation energy
• H)important energy currency in metabolism
• I)enzyme that participates in the neutralization of hydrogen peroxide
• J)a measure of the degree of energy change after a concentrated form of energy has been dispersed

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