Enzymes and substrate fit together at the active site to form a lock and key mechansim. This means a) if they don't fit, it is the wrong substrate or the enzyme is denatured.

b) substrates work on enzymes, allowing them be be denatured.

c) the shape and size of the enzymes does not matter.

d) enzymes are not specific and work on a variety of substrates.

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed