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Building Blocks of Life — Test

Question 11 • Biology

Which statement about enzymes is true?

Answer
A
Enzymes and substrates fit together like a lock and key.
B
An enzyme functions to decrease the rate of a chemical reaction.
C
Enzymes are proteins that function as catalysts in nonliving things.
D
Each enzyme can catalyze many different biochemical reactions.

Explanation

Enzymes have active sites with shapes that match particular substrates, often described as a lock-and-key fit. Enzymes speed up reactions rather than decrease their rate, and each enzyme is usually specific to one reaction or a small group of similar reactions. Enzymes can act in living organisms, so describing them as catalysts only in nonliving things is not correct.

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