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What is a biological catalyst or a chemical reaction facilitator known as?
A biological catalyst increases the rate of biological processes/biological reactions.

A biological catalyst (enzymes) act to lower the activation energy of a chemical reaction.

Enzymes are bilogical catalysts that bind or separate substrates (chemicals the catalysts act on). the 'lock and key' model suggests that the enzyme doesn't change its form and only similarly shaped substrates can fit into the lock or cleft. it is similar to the toy children play with where you must fit the circular block into the circular hole and so on. The 'induced fit' model says thatthe enzyme molds itself around the substrate and separates or binds it from there. hope i helped!

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