Ablood test shows that someone has a higher–than–normal wbc count. what does that indicate?

a lack of nutrients in the cells, resulting in a large number of wbcs being generated

a lack of oxygen in the body, resulting in a large number of wbcs being generated

an infection in the body, resulting in a large number of wbcs being generated

did you get the answer?

it provides an alternative energy pathway for the reaction to proceed.

a catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed during the course of the reaction.

catalysts increase the rate of reaction without being used up. they do this by lowering the activation energy needed. with a catalyst, more collisions result in a reaction, so the rate of reaction increases. different reactions need different catalysts.

a catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway to the reaction product. the rate of the reaction is increased as this alternative route has a lower activation energy than the reaction route not mediated by the catalyst.