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Real Life Enzyme Scenarios

The document is a worksheet asking students to identify enzymes and their substrates (what they break down) in various biological scenarios. Students are given scenarios describing biological processes like lactose digestion and DNA replication and asked to identify the enzyme and its substrate, and explain their relationship. The scenarios include examples like lactase breaking down lactose in dairy digestion and helicase and DNA polymerase acting on DNA during replication.

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Real Life Enzyme Scenarios

The document is a worksheet asking students to identify enzymes and their substrates (what they break down) in various biological scenarios. Students are given scenarios describing biological processes like lactose digestion and DNA replication and asked to identify the enzyme and its substrate, and explain their relationship. The scenarios include examples like lactase breaking down lactose in dairy digestion and helicase and DNA polymerase acting on DNA during replication.

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‭Name ________________________________ Block ____________‬

‭Real Life Enzyme Scenarios‬


‭Please fill in the chart for every real life scenario listed below.‬

‭Scenario‬ E‭ xplain the specific‬


‭relationship between enzyme‬
‭and substrate from the‬
‭scenario‬
‭(WRITE A COMPLETE‬
I‭ dentify‬ I‭ dentify‬
‭SENTENCE):‬
‭Enzyme:‬ ‭Substrate:‬

‭Lactase is an enzyme that breaks down a‬


s‭ ugar found in dairy products known as‬
‭lactose. Some people are lactose intolerant,‬
‭and this can be due to not having enough‬
‭lactase production. People who are lactose‬
‭intolerant may not feel well after eating‬
‭foods containing lactose.‬

‭ n enzyme called glucocerebrosidase breaks‬


A
‭down a glycolipid in the body known as‬
‭glucocerebroside. However, in a genetic‬
‭disease known as Gaucher’s disease, the‬
‭body does not produce enough‬
‭glucocerebrosidase. Therefore‬
‭glucocerebroside can build up in the body‬
‭and this can cause serious side effects such‬
‭as anemia and swelling of the liver and‬
‭spleen.‬

‭ ancreatitis is an inflammation of the‬


P ‭2 Enzymes!‬
‭pancreas which can damage pancreatic‬
‭tissue. The pancreas produces digestive‬
‭enzymes such as amylase and lipase. These‬
‭enzymes assist in breaking down certain food‬
‭biomolecules. In this disorder, enzyme‬
‭production from pancreatic tissue may be‬
‭stopped.‬
‭Name ________________________________ Block ____________‬

‭Scenario‬ E‭ xplain the specific‬


‭relationship between enzyme‬
‭and substrate from the‬
‭scenario‬
‭(WRITE A COMPLETE‬
I‭ dentify‬ I‭ dentify‬
‭SENTENCE):‬
‭Enzyme:‬ ‭Substrate:‬

‭ ubisco is an enzyme in plants that‬


R ‭2 Substrates!‬
‭incorporates and breaks down Carbon‬
‭Dioxide into the leaves of the plant.‬
‭Sometimes, though, Rubisco does not‬
‭always pick up the correct substrate and will‬
‭pick up Oxygen instead. This causes an‬
‭unnecessary increase in the production of‬
‭Glucose for the plant and wastes the plants’‬
‭energy.‬

I‭n the process of Cellular Respiration, there is‬ ‭2 Substrates!‬


‭a protein called Dehydrogenase that breaks‬
‭down the oxygen and glucose that organisms‬
‭take in through breathing and eating. This‬
‭enzyme ensures that these molecules can be‬
‭broken down to provide energy (ATP) for the‬
‭body.‬

I‭n the process of DNA replication, an enzyme‬ ‭2 Enzymes!‬


‭called helicase is used to “unzip” your strand‬
‭of DNA in your cells. This will allow another‬
‭enzyme called DNA polymerase to come in‬
‭and read your DNA in order to “make a copy”‬
‭of your DNA for other cells.‬

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