BIOLOGY
PROTEINS
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Question
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Increasing activation energy
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Decreasing activation energy
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Increasing deactivation energy
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Decreasing deactivation energy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Enzymes are biological catalysts. Catalysts lower the activation energy for reactions. The lower the activation energy for a reaction, the faster the rate. Thus enzymes speed up reactions by lowering activation energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Enzymes perform the critical task of lowering a reaction’s activation energy-that is, the amount of energy that must be put in for the reaction to begin. Enzymes work by binding to reactant molecules and holding them in such a way that the chemical bond-breaking and bond-forming processes take place more readily.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enzymes generally lower activation energy by reducing the energy needed for reactants to come together and react. For example: Enzymes bring reactants together so they don’t have to expend energy moving about until they collide at random.
Detailed explanation-4: -Enzymes (and other catalysts) act by reducing the activation energy, thereby increasing the rate of reaction.