e digestion of food involves the body’s use of enzymes to assist in breaking down organic compounds. The following chart illustrates the amount of time necessary for protein digestion in varying conditions.
Digestion Rates or Protein
Reaction Seconds
Protein only 60
Protein + Acid 30
Protein + Acid + Enzyme 10
This chart provides evidence that enzymes
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Responses

slow down chemical reactions
slow down chemical reactions

maintain a specific pH
maintain a specific pH

dissolve in water
dissolve in water

speed up chemical reactions
speed up chemical reactions
In 1931, a chemist named Arthur Fox was pouring some powdered PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) into a bottle when some of the powder accidentally blew into the air. A colleague standing nearby complained that the dust tasted bitter. Fox tasted nothing at all. Curious how they could be tasting the chemical differently, they tasted it again. The results were the same. Fox had his friends and family try the chemical then describe how it tasted. Some people tasted nothing. Some found it intensely bitter, and still others thought it tasted only slightly bitter (from The University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center, 2013). It is estimated that 70% of the population can taste PTC and 30% cannot. We also know that the ability to taste PTC is passed from parent to child.
Which of the following molecules is responsible for the fact that parents who can taste PTC will most often have children who can taste PTC?
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Responses

Lipids
Lipids

Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates

Proteins
Proteins

Nucleic Acids
Nucleic Acids
All organic compounds are essential for life. Some compounds act as building blocks for muscle tissue and hair. Others are responsible for determining which traits are inherited by an organism. Which of the following combination of macromolecules provide energy for basic life functions?(1 point)
Responses

[nucleic acids and proteinD]
[nucleic acids and proteinD]

lipids and nucleic acids
lipids and nucleic acids

lipids and carbohydrates
lipids and carbohydrates

water and carbohydrates
lipids and carbohydrates
speed up chemical reactions
The chart provided shows the time it takes for protein digestion under different conditions. The decreasing time indicates that the addition of acid and enzyme speeds up the digestion process.
Based on this information, we can conclude that enzymes speed up chemical reactions. Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate the rate of chemical reactions in living organisms. In this case, the enzyme assists in breaking down the protein, resulting in a faster digestion process.
Therefore, the correct answer is: enzymes speed up chemical reactions.