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II. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.<br />

4. What is holoenzyme?<br />

5. Define energy of activation.<br />

6. What is enzyme-substrate complex?<br />

III. Answer the following questions in about 100 words.<br />

7. Bring out the characteristics of enzymes.<br />

8. How are enzymes classified? Explain.<br />

9. Explain energy of activation with the help of a graph.<br />

IV. Answer the following questions in about 200 words.<br />

10. Explain the theories on enzyme action.<br />

5.2. Photosynthesis<br />

Photosynthesis literally means ‘synthesis with the help of light’. It is<br />

the process that gives life to all living beings. The plants convert light<br />

energy<br />

Sun light<br />

Splitting of water<br />

Oxygen<br />

O2 ↑↑↑<br />

↑↑↑<br />

Fig. 5.5 Diagrammatic illustration – photosynthesis.<br />

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Sugar<br />

(C 6 H 12 O 6 )<br />

Carbondioxide<br />

CO 2<br />

H 2 O<br />

↓↓↓<br />

↓↓↓

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