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Decomposing Hydrogen Peroxide.
... 10-30°C. After about 40°C the temperature alters their shape and stops them from working. We say that they are now denatured.
It works a lot like this:
This is also shows in my graph (see previous page). It starts on a ...
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Decomposition of H2O2
... the higher temperature enzyme denaturation will decrease the reaction rate significantly.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Enzymes such as Catalase are protein molecules which are found in living cells. They are used to speed up specific reactions in the cells. They are all very specific ...
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Defence against Disease.
... get cold and flu?
B. Passive Immunity
C. Natural passive immunity
D. Induced passive immunity
* Figure 8.34
E. Rabbits as antibody-making machines
6. Adverse events associated with immunity
A. Allergies
* Mast cells
* Allergic responses
B. How does a fetus survive the mother's immune system?
C. Rejection of transplanted ...
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Define metabolism, anabolism and catabolism, explaining the role of ATP in these processes. Be sure to use specific examples to make your answer clear.
... life forms-from single-celled algae to mammals-are dependent on many hundreds of simultaneous and precisely regulated metabolic reactions to support them from conception through growth and maturity to the final stages of life. Inside every living cell of an organism, chemical ...
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Demonstrate the effect of a change in the substrate concentration on the activity of the enzyme rennin.
... concentration on the activity of the enzyme rennin.
Hypothesis:
The substance with the highest substrate concentration will react the fastest to the enzyme rennin.
Materials:
* Beaker
* Test tubes x 6
* Test tube rack
* Hot plate
* Masking tape for labels
* 100mL ...
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid
... or chloroplast that perform a specific function) called ribosomes. Some of the proteins work to as enzymes to control the chemistry of the cell and this is how DNA controls the cell itself.
A living cell can copy its own DNA ...
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Describe how the effect of temperature and alcohol concentration on membrane structure can be investigated practically.
... the cylinder into the test tube.
8. After a cylinder has been in the distilled water for 30 minutes, remove it and discard appropriately.
9. When that has been done there should be 10 test tubes containing a differing amount of pigment.
10. ...
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Describe how a protein molecule is organised into a specific 3 -D shape and how the shape of the protein can facilitate the recognition and binding of specific molecules.
... of its amino acids.
Secondary structure of protein is the coiling and folding of the polypeptide chain and is caused by hydrogen bonding between the amino acids. This will result to the forming of a coil, fibril or pleated sheet ...
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Describe how and why bacteria regulate their nitrogen metabolism.
... important pathway is the glutamine synthetase/glutamate synthetase (GS/ GOGAT) pathway, which is ubiquitous in bacteria. Glutamine synthetase (GS) converts glutamate and ammonia to glutamine, and glutamate synthetase (GOGAT) transfers the amide group from glutamine to 2-ketoglutarate to produce two glutamate ...
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Describe the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Describe the theory of endosymbiosis and the evidence for and against this theory.
... gives prokaryotes a large surface-to-volume ratio, making it a simple, but efficient organism (absorbed nutrients have to travel only a small distance to diffuse completely throughout the inside of the cell). Thus, prokaryotes have a relatively large surface absorption area, ...
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Describe the evolution of microbes.
... hydrogen, ammonia and methane present (www.britannica.com).
In a reducing environment such as this, it is thought that the origin of life was most certainly possible. The joining of simple molecules through chemical bonds into more complex larger molecules can occur in ...
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Describe the functions of the Ultra structure of a Eukaryotic cell and compare this with a prokaryotic cell.
... nucleus in eukaryotic cells is separated from the cytoplasm by a nuclear envelope. The nucleus divides by mitosis. The DNA inside the nucleus is packaged in a highly organized way. It consists of a basic unit called a nucleosome, which ...
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DESCRIBE THE MECHANISMS OF NEURAL COMMUNICATION, EXPLAINING HOW THEY ALLOW EFFECTIVE INFORMAION PROCESSING
... input to the next neuron in the network.
Each neuron is composed of a cell body (known as the soma) and is connected to dendrites, which carry and receive the incoming information in the form of electrical impulses to the ...
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Describe the role of lipids in living organisms.
... and anhydrous.'(2) Triglycerides form compact food reserves which do not upset the osmotic balance of cells. For example, triglycerides are often found as droplets in cells and in seeds. 'Plants whose seeds store triglycerides are often important agricultural crops.'(3) The ...
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Describe the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells.
... nucleus are one or two small round bodies each called a nucleus. They cannot be seen very well as they are not bounded by a membrane. They manufacture RNA using the information in its own DNA. The functions of the ...
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DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURAL COMPARTMENTATION OF MAMMALIAN CELLS AND THE DIFFERING FUNCTIONS OF THESE COMPARTMENTS
... The way in which this is stored differs depending on whether the cell is a growing cell or a 'resting' cell, i.e. one in which minimal synthesis of DNA and RNA takes place. The heterochromatin- a threadlike mass of DNA ...
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Describe the structure of the Xylem and Phloem.
... pits (unlignified areas) to allow lateral movement of water. Xylem vessels are found in angiosperms.
Water enters through the root hair cells and then moves across into the xylem tissue in the centre of the root. Water moves in this ...
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Describe the structure of the xylem and the phloem.
... form a continuous tube. Such a vertical series of vessel elements is called a vessel. The walls become strengthened with the addition of lignin. The lignin is laid down when the plant cell was 'normal'. Lignin is a very hard, ...
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Describe the structure of the xylem and the phloem.
... form a continuous tube. Such a vertical series of vessel elements is called a vessel. The walls become strengthened with the addition of lignin. The lignin is laid down when the plant cell was 'normal'. Lignin is a very hard, ...
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Describe what happens to saccharide units in starch when taken in by the mouth for digestion until the assimulation into muscl
... smaller monosaccharides and disaccharides; proteins are broken down into polypeptides, then into tripeptides, dipeptides and finally amino acids.
Human digestion begins with physical digestion - the action of teeth chewing or mastication. This is when the mouth takes in the saccharide ...
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Design an Experiment to Determine the Effects of Copper Sulphate Concentration on the Germination of Broad Bean Seeds
... Cress Seeds That Germinated at Different Concentrations of Cu2+ Ions (mg/l) - Anomalous Data
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Calculating the Standard Deviation for Each Concentration of Cu2+ Ions (mg/l) - Anomalous Data
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Calculating the Standard Error for Each Concentration of Cu2+ Ions (mg/l) - Anomalous Data
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Calculating ...
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Design an experiment to investigate the substrate concentration on the rate of activity of the enzyme catalase.
... peroxide. If the organisms produce catalase, bubbles form in the solution from the release of oxygen.
As with all enzymes, catalase is a protein, meaning that it is synthesised within the cell from building blocks called amino acids. In addition to ...
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Designing a Lesson Plan using Tables
... second row. The whole row should go black. Go to Table-Split Cells and click on 3 columns.
Shading Cells
Double click on the left hand side of the first row. Go to Format-Borders and Shading
and click on the Shading tab. Under ...
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Determination of Osmotic Potential of Red Onion
... The percentage of plasmolyzed cells in each solution was plotted against the sucrose concentration. The concentration that caused 50% plasmolysis was visually estimated from the graph. The osmotic potential of the solution that caused 50% plasmolysis was calculated using the ...
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Determine how the substrate concentration affects the activity of catalase in hydrogen peroxide.
... The B vitamins are precursors of coenzymes.
* Thiamine (B1)
* Riboflavin (B2)
* Nicotinamide
2 H2O2 ----> 2 H2O + O2
(Hydrogen peroxide ----> water + oxygen)
Coenzymes may be covalently bound to the protein part (called the apoenzyme) of enzymes ...