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if a chemical reaction catalyzed by an enzyme is being carried out, and there is a sudden, drastic decrease in temperature, what is most likely to happen next?

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Answer:

Enzyme activity will decrease, and the reaction will proceed very slowly, or possibly not at all.

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Answer:

The reaction will stop.

Explanation:

Like other reactions, the rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction slows down as the temperature decreases.

If the temperature decease is drastic and sudden, the reaction will appear to have stopped.

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