In a chemical reaction, a reactant binds to an enzyme at a region known as the
a. catalyst.
b. product.
c. substrate.
d. active site.

Enzymes have active sites, places in their structures where substrate is bound so a biochemical reaction can be catalyzed. Substrates are specific to their enzymes because they fit like a lock-and-key configuration in the active site. When the substrate bind to the active site, the enzyme structure changes configuration hence distorting the bonds of the substrate. This causes the bonds to be unstable and assume a higher energy state. Therefore, the bonds break and form new stable bonds of lower energy states – the products. This is how enzymes lower activation energy of reactants and allows biochemical reaction to occurs in the body that wouldn't occur spontaneously in the environment.

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In a chemical reaction, a reactant binds to an enzyme at a region known as the a. catalyst. b. product. c. substrate. d. active site.

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In a chemical reaction, a reactant binds to an enzyme at a region known as the
a. catalyst.
b. product.
c. substrate.
d. active site.