Understanding Enzyme Characteristics

Easy Biochemistry Enzymes

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. They achieve this by lowering the activation energy required for the reactions to occur. One important characteristic of enzymes is that they are highly specific for their substrates. Which of the following statements about enzymes is true?

Enzymes increase the activation energy of a reaction.

Enzymes can catalyze multiple different reactions.

Enzymes are consumed in the reactions they catalyze.

Enzymes lower the activation energy of a reaction.

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