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They speed up tasks such as digesting
food, absorbing nutrients, and maintaining and repairing tissue.
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Enzymes that destroy things are called what?
First of all enzymes dont 'destroy'. They break down molecules to simpler ones. These are called breaker enzymes.
What do enzymes do in living things?
Enzymes act as biological catalysts, speeding up various bodily reactions.
What are two things that can affect the enzymes shape?
Salt concentration and the pH! also the temperature and activations and inhibitors affect an enzymes actions
What are enzymes inside of cells called?
Enzymes are proteins, which are comprised of chains of amino acids. All enzymes are proteins (but not all proteins are enzymes)
Enzymes control this aspect of chemical reactions?
Enzymes as such do not control things directy. However, the rate of a biochemical reaction can be controlled by enzymes.
What are 3 things stored in vacuoles?
Water, metabolic wastes, and enzymes
What two things cause enzymes to malfunction?
Enzymes can be denatured by heat or acidity
Can living things survive with out enzymes?
no
What are the 3 things that can affect the enzymes and how?
Temperature, presence of acid, presence of base as all three can cause denaturation of enzyme.
What 3 organs are enzymes present?
what are the 3 organs that contribute enzymes and chemicals into the small intestine
Do metal coins have enzymes?
No. Enzymes are biological and thus are related to living things; metals are not biological.
What is the sac of enzymes that digest things?
lysosome
What does ammonia do to things?
Ammonia will denature enzymes.
Do enzymes always break things apart or do they ever put things together?
Enzymes can only BREAK DOWN things. Whether its food, chemicals, etc. The point of enzymses are TO break things down.
How do enzymes affect the reaction in living things?
Enzymes act as catalysts. They speed up the reaction time.
What do enzymes do in living things?
Enzymes act as biological catalysts, speeding up various bodily reactions.
What to enzymes do?
Enzymes attach to things called substrates to help speed up the reaction. Only certain enzymes match the shape of certain substrates.
