The Reason an Increase in Substrate Concentration Will Not Increase

question 62

Multiple Choice

The reason an increase in substrate concentration will not increase the reaction rate indefinitely is because

• A)eventually the enzyme will no longer recognize the substrate.
• B)the active site will become saturated with substrate and the enzyme will not be able to go any faster.
• C)another enzyme will take advantage of the excess substrate and use it for a different reaction.
• D)enzymes cannot be used over and over in a reaction.
• E)the enzyme will become denatured.

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