Question

An enzyme is a biomolecule that increases the rate of a chemical reaction. An enzyme is a kind of _______.

A) catalyst
B) translator
C) ribosome
D) inhibitor

Answer 1

An enzyme is a biomolecule that increases the rate of a chemical reaction. An enzyme is a kind of A. catalyst. A catalyst increases teh rate of chemical reaction by decreasing the activation energy which lowers the barrier of getting the chemical reaction to take place. Enzymes are often reffered to as biological catalysts