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1. Why a bag of sugar is not converted to carbon dioxide and water?
   1. rate of reaction is very slow
   2. sugar is not reactive
   3. equilibrium constant is very low
2. Which of the following is not the property of enzyme:
   1. to alter rate of equilibrium
   2. specificity to substrate
   3. alter rate of reaction
3. When biological catalysis was first recognized and described?
   1. 1600’s
   2. 1800’s
   3. 1700’s
4. On which food product, the biological catalysis was first recognized and described?
   1. rice
   2. wheat
   3. meat
5. In 1850’s, which scientist concluded that fermentation of sugar to alcohol is catalyzed?
   1. Edward Buchner
   2. Louis Pasteur
   3. Alfred Joseph
6. What was the name given to enzymes by Louis Pasteur?
   1. enzyme
   2. ferment
   3. catalyst
7. In which year Edward Buchner discovered that yeast extract can cause the fermentation of sugar to alcohol?
   1. 1888
   2. 1896
   3. 1897
8. Who gave the word “enzymes” to catalytic molecules?
   1. Louis Pasteur
   2. Frederick W. Kuhne
   3. Edward Buchner
9. In which year James Sumner isolated and crystallized urease?
   1. 1926
   2. 1928
   3. 1924
10. All enzymes are made up of which biomolecules (or, biomolecules)?
    1. proteins
    2. RNA
    3. Both a and b

Answers:

1. 1
2. 1
3. 3
4. 3
5. 2
6. 2
7. 3
8. 2
9. 1
10. 3

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