Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 2, The Chemistry of Life - Assessment - 2.4 Chemical Reactions and Enzymes - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 57: 26

Answer

d.

Work Step by Step

Option a. is incorrect. A catalyst speeds up the rate of the reaction. Option b. is incorrect. Products are formed when a chemical reaction takes place. Option c. is incorrect. Substrates are the reactants in reactions catalyzed by enzymes. Option d. is correct. The active site is the location on the enzyme where a reactant bonds.
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