Question

the rapid decrease in the rate of enzyme action above 40c in the human body is most likely due to

Answer 1

The denaturation of the enzyme is the answer

Enzymes work best at body temperature 37 degrees this is why your body will constantly maintain this temperature. Temperatures above this will break the bonds in the active site and so the substrate cannot fit because the shape is different therefore the enzyme become denatured. 
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