An investigation into the effects of sugar concentration on yeast activity Introduction: Yeasts are eukaryotic micro organisms belonging to the kingdom fungi. Yeasts live on sugars and produce ethanol and carbon dioxide as by-products. [James Mallory‚ 1984]When Yeasts are given water and sucrose they convert the sucrose into glucose then convert the glucose into carbon dioxide and ethanol following the following reaction: C₆H₁₂O₆ ( 2(C₂H₅OH + CO₂ [Brady Burkhart‚ Terrell Grayson and Eric Kimler
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ID:0720052 Effect of an Increasing Substrate Concentration on Enzyme Activity Rate Abstract The reaction rate of an enzyme can be affected by many factors‚ and the purpose of this experiment was to find out how an increasing substrate concentration influences the rate of an enzyme activity; we obtained data from recording the absorbance of the samples which contain the same amount of potato juice (enzyme oxidase) and different amount of catechol (substrate) while holding pH and temperature constant
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Essay question; why has strike activity increased recently compared with the past? Reasons of Latest Strike Actions Strike can be defined as work stoppage that means concerted refusal or employees to do work that their employer has assigned to them so as to force the employer to grant certain demanded concessions such as‚ increased wages or improved employment condition1 but‚ work stoppage is generally undesirable option for both employees and employers. The reasons for that employee are not
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Effect of temperature and humidity on the transpiration rateof the whole mushrooms P.V. Mahajan * ‚ F.A.R. Oliveira‚ I. Macedo Department of Process and Chemical Engineering‚ University College Cork‚ Ireland Abstract Water loss or transpiration is an important physiological process that affects the main quality characteristics of fresh mushrooms‚such as saleable weight‚ appearance and texture. A loss in weight of only 5% may cause fresh produce to lose freshness and appear wiltedand it is an
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Goldfish and Water Temperature Goldfish and Water Temperature The subject of my observation is a goldfish that is kept in a 2 gallon fishbowl positioned on a window side table. I have noticed that the goldfish is more active in the earlier morning and later evening than during the afternoon hours. Because the table is near a window that faces northeast‚ the fishbowl receives direct sunlight during the time between eleven o’clock a.m. and four o’clock p.m. The goldfish activity decreases around
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developing management talent resulted in one of the most refined and efficient HR management processes in the world. Some of the practices that contributed to this success story are: Decentralisation: A shift to decentralised system resulted in increased responsibility for managers‚ provided them with a clear career progress path thereby motivating them to perform better and helped management better identify star performers. Crotonville: In order to cater to the management development duties‚ Crotonville
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Name: ____________________ /35 How Does Temperature Affect Respiration Rates of Fish? Google the web site www.biologycorner.com/ and in the upper left corner search for “goldfish lab”. Select the fish temperature lab. Use the simulator to gather data. Contact 4 classmates and get their data. (or run the simulation 5 times yourself) Complete the table. Complete a graph using the average respiration rate vs time. Answer the questions. ** no additional report is needed** Introduction:
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When observing our individual‚ we observed that that the Jendrassik maneuver increased reaction time. We believe this is so because it acts as a distraction due to the individual concentrating on the maneuver. This tells us that even though simple reflexes don’t directly involve the brain‚ the brain does still have influence on simple reflexes. Reflexes can be an indication of nervous system health. When the reflexes are not acting properly or are absent‚ it can tell a physician if there may
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The Aim of this practical was to observe what effect temperature had on the permeability of the cell membrane. Introduction Located within the vacuole of beetroot cells is a red pigment call Betalains. Typically these pigments are contained within the cell vacuole by the tonoplast (vacuole membrane)‚ however When beetroot is heated these red pigments escape the vacuole. This experiment aims to explore the effect of temperature on the permeability of the cell membranes (i.e. Tonoplast)
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Effect of Temperature on Cricket Respiration Crickets are ectotherms that rely on their environment as a source of heat for their metabolism. Warmer temperatures allow crickets to respire at a greater rate. Respiration rate (ppm/sec/g) 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Temperature (°C) Figure 1: Respiration rate (ppm/sec/g) of crickets at 6 different temperatures (°C). Values are means of 6 respiration rate measurements. Error bars represent
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