NEET Zoology Enzymes Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Enzymes isolated from organisms living in extreme environments can retain catalytic activity at high temperatures.
Reason (R): Inorganic catalysts, unlike enzymes, work efficiently at high temperatures and pressures.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Both statements are true. Enzymes from extremophiles retain activity at high temperatures, but this is not because inorganic catalysts work efficiently at high temperatures.
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