All of the following are factors in enzyme-catalyzed reactions that work alone or in combination to lower the activation energy EXCEPT
A) helping substrates get together.
B) orienting substrates in positions favoring reaction.
C) breaking the laws of thermodynamics.
D) shutting out water molecules.
E) inducing a fit between enzyme and substrate.

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Enzyme-catalyzed reactions cannot break the laws of thermodynamics, as these laws govern the fundamental behavior of energy and matter in the universe. The other factors listed (helping substrates get together, orienting substrates in positions favoring reaction, shutting out water molecules, and inducing a fit between enzyme and substrate) are all ways in which enzymes lower the activation energy and promote the efficiency of chemical reactions.

All of the Following Are Factors in Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions That