Which statement about enzymes is not true?

A.) enzymes can help build large polymers
B.) enzymes reduce the activation energy required to initiate a spontaneous reaction
C.) an enzyme can force an energetically unfavorable reaction to take place inside the cell
D.) enzymes can speed up energetically favorable reactions


Ans: C.) an enzyme can force an energetically unfavorable reaction to take place inside the cell

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