Question

3.) this graph shows the rates of reaction in a chemical reaction with and without the addition of an enzyme

¤Explain the shape of each line What is happening to the reaction rate as the reactant concentration
is changed?
¤Explain what the enzyme appears to be doing
¤Why does the curve of the reaction with enzyme flatten out?
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Answer 1

a. Concave down

Linear increasing

b. Increases the reaction rate

c. The reaction approaches the saturation point of the enzyme

Step-by-step explanation:

a. For the reaction with enzyme, the shape is concave down. The action of the enzyme on the preferred substrate is initially very rapid and decreases as the enzyme becomes saturated and the ratio of products to substrate increases to approach an equilibrium rate of reaction

For the reaction without enzyme, the shape is linear and increasing. Increase in the concentration of the substrate will increase the number of effective collisions that lead into product formation leading to an increased rate of the chemical reaction

b. The enzyme increases the proportion of effective combination of substrates to form the products

c. The curve of the reaction with enzyme flattens out because as the concentration of the substrate increases while that of the enzyme remains the same, the enzyme becomes saturated and less able to increase the rate of the reaction of the excess substrate.