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A living thing can live without enzymes but it would around 20 years to digest only 1 meal!
That is why all living things have enzymes of some sort to digest their food in a quicker way.
However, different types of enzymes speed up digestion lf different things. E.g. Amylase, which is an carbohydrate enzyme, would not be so quick to digest proteins or fats.
What else can I help you with?
Are enzymes primary or secondary metabolites?
Enzymes are considered primary metabolites because they are essential for the basic metabolic functions of an organism, such as digestion, respiration, and energy production. Secondary metabolites, on the other hand, are produced by some organisms for specific purposes like defense or signaling, but are not essential for basic metabolic processes.
Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to maintain a relatively stable internal environment How would an organism's homeostasis be affected if it was not able to produce enzymes?
Without the lowering of activation energy necessary reactions would not take place. Things like ATP synthesis would not take place. Complex multicellular life, not to mention unicellular life, would not exist as we know it and, perhaps, not at all.
What would happen if enzymes were not presented in the human body and other living things?
Without enzymes, biochemical reactions in living organisms would be extremely slow or not occur at all. This would lead to a breakdown in essential processes such as digestion, metabolism, and energy production, ultimately causing the organism to die. Enzymes play a crucial role in speeding up chemical reactions and maintaining life processes.
What are enzymes called because they affect the speed of chemical reaction without being consumed?
enzymes are never consumed in a chemical reaction, therefore the answer to your question is that enzymes that affect the speed of a chemical reaction without being consumed are indeed called enzymes.
Why do restriction enzymes cut DNA?
Restriction enzymes cut DNA to protect the organism from foreign DNA, such as viruses, by breaking it into smaller pieces that can be destroyed or rendered harmless.
What would happen to an organism with defective enzymes?
They would not live vary long. enzymes break things down like nutrients in the body. Your saliva is an example of an enzyme. Without enzymes your body couldn't break down the things that it needs to in order for it to survive.
Who has enzymes?
Every organism has enzymes
What could you predict about enzymes in organism that live in the Antarctic such as the antifreeze fish?
well, they will be cold. By MC
Why can you live without your gallbladder and what is its main function?
You can live without a gallbladder because the gallbladder is just a pouch for the enzymes that break down fats. Your liver actually makes these enzymes, and it will continue to make the enzymes after the gallbladder is removed.
Why are DNA repair enzymes important to an organism's survival?
Because enzymes catalyze all chemical reactions in an organism. For example without enzymes, or with bad enzymes, cellular respiration cannot occur because the Krebs cycle and many other systems in cellular respiration are facilitated by enzymes.
What is the organism in detergents?
enzymes
Can an organism live its life without ever contacting another organism?
NO it cant survive without food even if you make carbohydrates you need wheat to make it and wheat's an organism (despite what your thinking you cant live off sweats)
Which micro organism lacks enzymes?
All micro and macro organisms have enzymes
What organism is used to produce enzymes?
bacteria
Protein catalysts that speed up the various metabolic biological reactions in an organism are called?
Enzyme
What is the PRIMARY function of enzymes in an organism?
Enzymes primarily function as biological catalysts, speeding up chemical reactions in an organism. They do this by lowering the activation energy required for a reaction to occur, without being consumed in the process.
Why do living things use enzymes instead of heat as source of activation energy?
Enzymes are highly specific and accelerate chemical reactions without raising the temperature of the organism's cells. Heat, on the other hand, can denature proteins and damage cells. Enzymes function efficiently at the organism's normal temperature, making them essential for the regulation of metabolic processes.
