Part A: Explain how Enzyme A acts as a catalyst in the reaction Be sure to include energy and time in your response. Part B: Conditions around an enzyme change and affect the shape of the enzyme’s active site. Predict how this would affect the enzyme’s ability to catalyze (speed-up) the reaction.

A) Enzymes and chemical catalysts both affect the rate but not the equilibrium constant of a chemical reaction. Reactions proceed downhill energetically, in accord with the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Catalysts merely reduce the time that a thermodynamically favored reaction requires to reach equilibrium. Remember that the Second Law of Thermodynamics tells whether a reaction can occur but not how fast it occurs.

the oceanic zone is typically defined as the area of the ocean lying beyond the continental shelf, but operationally is often referred to as beginning where the water depths drop to below 100 meters (328 feet), seaward from the coast to the open ocean.

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