Assertion :Enzymes becomes inactive below minimum temperature. Reason: The inactivity of the enzyme is due to denaturation.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Enzymes are active within a narrow range of temperatures. There is a specific minimum temperature for each enzyme, below which the enzyme becomes inactive.
They are denatured at the high temperatures. Both of these terms have different meanings.
Inactivated enzyme means an enzyme having low activation energy and denaturation means the enzyme is destroyed.
When an enzyme is inactive, it does not lower the activation energy of a chemical reaction and it does not react with the substrate. So, the correct answer is option C.