A-LevelBiologyEnzymesMay/June 2019Paper 1 Q101 Mark
A fixed volume of the enzyme catalase was added to a fixed volume of hydrogen peroxide solution. The diagram shows how the concentration of product changed over the course of the reaction. [Figure: Graph showing concentration of product vs time] What explains the shape of this graph?
AThe active sites become saturated.
BThe enzyme was denatured.
CThe hydrogen peroxide inhibited the reaction.
DThe substrate molecules were used up.
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