Cambridge International IGCSE Biology (0610) · CAIE 0610
5 Enzymes
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Enzymes
- Amylase is an enzyme found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose. Explain why amy… (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why an enzyme stops working when the pH moves far from its optimum. (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a protease enzyme cannot break down starch. (4 marks, Explain)
- Explain why increasing the temperature from 10 °C to the optimum temperature increases the… (4 marks, Explain)
- Describe what happens when a substrate molecule binds to an enzyme and explain how the pro… (4 marks, Describe)