The figure below represents a metabolic pathway. What happens if Enzyme₂ is defective and nonfunctional? A) Product Z would increase in amount. B) Substrate Y would not be metabolized. C) Substrate X would not be metabolized. D) Substrate X would increase in amount. E) Substrate X is destroyed.

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Substrate Y is the product made from substrate X with the assistance of Enzyme₁. It is also the reactant that would not be able to form the end product if Enzyme₂ were defective.

The Figure Below Represents a Metabolic Pathway