Which statement about enzymes is true? A. An enzyme functions to increase the rate of a chemical reaction. B. Enzymes are protei
ns that function as catalysts in nonliving things. C. Each enzyme can catalyze many different biochemical reactions. D. Enzymes and substrates fit together like a lock and key.
A. An enzyme functions to increase the rate of a chemical reaction.
<span> First, the basic </span>function<span> of an </span>enzyme<span> is to increase the rate of a reaction. Most cellular reactions occur about a million times faster than they would in the absence of an </span>enzyme<span>.</span>
To ensure that the list stays stuck, just think of something along the lines of “Mercury Met Venus Every Night Until Saturn Jumped.” Essentially, this indicates that the size of the planets in order from smallest to largest is Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.
