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question 6
enzymes speed up chemical reactions by ___ the energy needed to start the reaction.
a increasing
b decreasing
c providing
d producing
Brief Explanations
Enzymes act as biological catalysts. Catalysts speed up reactions by lowering (decreasing) the activation energy, which is the energy needed to start a reaction. They don't provide or produce energy, and increasing activation energy would slow the reaction. So the correct option is the one that says decreasing.
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B. decreasing