Question

examine image c below. how could you increase the rate of reaction in image c?

add more substrate

add more enzymes

remove substrate

remove enzymes

Explanation:

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. In the context of enzyme - substrate reactions, when the enzyme concentration is limiting (i.e., there are more substrates available than enzyme active sites), increasing the enzyme concentration will increase the rate of reaction. Looking at the options:

• Adding more substrate when enzymes are already saturated (as in some cases) won't increase the rate.
• Removing substrate will decrease the reaction rate.
• Removing enzymes will decrease the reaction rate.
• Adding more enzymes (when they are the limiting factor) will increase the number of active sites available for substrate binding, thus increasing the reaction rate.

Answer:

Add more enzymes