Brainliesttt ! the maltose molecule can be broken down into two individual glucose molecules with the of an enzyme produced within a cell. which of the following changes is most likely to slow down this reaction? adding more maltose molecules increasing the volume of the cell adding more of the enzyme increasing the ph within the cell

Answer is D. The pH or temperature can affect the optimal performance of any enzyme, because it is a biocatalyst protein.

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Question:

The maltose molecule can be broken down into two individual glucose molecules with the help of an enzyme produced within a cell. Which of the following changes is most likely to slow down this reaction?

D. Increasing the pH within the cell.

Maltose is also known as malt sugar and commonly found in germinating grains. Thus, maltase is enzyme that split the disaccharides maltose into two glucose molecules and can be found within the small intestine of vertebrates which includes human and animals. However, increase in pH of the cell will generally result in incomplete loss of enzyme activities thereby slowing down the enzyme reactions.

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cells use diffusion to get substances in and out of themselves. that diffusion will occur across the cell membrane or the outer covering of the cell. because we are talking about the surface of the cell, surface area and volume are  important factors here. as a cell increases in size, its surface area and volume increase as well.  we call that the surface area to volume ratio (sa: vol).  but the catch is that  volume increases at a greater rate than surface  area. in other words, as a cell gets bigger, the sa: vol gets smaller. so a really small cell like bacteria is mostly cell membrane (surface) with very little contents (volume). a really big cell like an egg, is mostly insides with a super thin membrane. so what ends up happening is that the cell cannot efficiently diffuse all of the stuff it needs in/out to survive. therefore cell size is limited to about 100mm. so how do we make organisms bigger than 100mm? cells divide! by dividing and becoming multicellular, organisms are able to grow!   check out the diagrams i attached to see the effect of sa: vol. i hope this ! good luck!