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Which statement BEST describes how enzymes affect the speed of a metabolic reaction?
Enzymes prevent products from being converted back into reactants, which decreases the speed of the reaction.
Enzymes replace the reactants in a chemical reaction, which decreases the speed of the reaction.
Enzymes increase the concentration of reactants, which increases the speed of the reaction.
Enzymes decrease the energy needed to start a reaction, which increases the speed of the reaction.

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19 days ago

The statement that BEST describes how enzymes affect the speed of a metabolic reaction is:

**Enzymes decrease the energy needed to start a reaction, which increases the speed of the reaction.**

Enzymes act as catalysts in biochemical reactions, lowering the activation energy required for the reaction to proceed, thus increasing the rate of the reaction without being consumed in the process.