EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Each chemical reaction that occurs in cellular respiration relies on an enzyme. What role does an enzyme play in cellular respiration?
A
a. an enzymereverses a chemical reaction
B
a. an enzymeconverts light energy into chemical energy
C
anenzyme speeds up a chemical reaction
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Enzymes help speed up chemical reactions in the human body. They are essential for respiration, digesting food, muscle and nerve function, among thousands of other roles. Each cell in the human body contains thousands of enzymes. Enzymes provide help with facilitating chemical reactions within each cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -In cellular respiration, enzymes work to catalyze chemical reactions. This means they help make and create chemical bonds. In the first stage of cellular respiration, glycolysis, enzymes will phosphorylate glucose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enzymes in our bodies are catalysts that speed up reactions by helping to lower the activation energy needed to start a reaction. Each enzyme molecule has a special place called the active site where another molecule, called the substrate, fits.

Detailed explanation-4: -Enzymes are protein catalysts that speed biochemical reactions by facilitating the molecular rearrangements that support cell function.

Detailed explanation-5: -Enzymes are proteins produced by all living organisms. They are biological catalysts which are responsible for all chemical reactions in nature. When your body wants to transform food such as starch in bread or pasta into energy enzymes are used to convert the starch to simple sugars which can be used by your cells.

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