Question

Enzymes are found in all living cell. Their main functions is

• A. To help in the digestion of food
• B. To allow chemical to food reaction
• C. To speed up the break down of substance
• D. To accelerate the rate of chemical reactions

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

To accelerate the rate of chemical reactions

Enzymes are biocatalysts that causes a change in the rate of a chemical reaction i.e they may enhance (accelerate) or reduce the rate of a chemical reaction. So, the correct answer is ' To accelerate the rate of chemical reactions'.