Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms‚ including their structure‚ function‚ growth‚ evolution‚ distribution‚ and taxonomy.[1] Modern biology is a vast and eclectic field‚ composed of many branches and subdisciplines. However‚ despite the broad scope of biology‚ there are certain general and unifying concepts within it that govern all study and research‚ consolidating it into single‚ coherent field. In general‚ biology recognizes the cell as the basic unit
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Sterling Hayden AP Biology Mrs. Proehl 24 November 2014 I. Title Effect of Differing pH‚ Temperature‚ and Enzyme Concentration on Catalase Reaction Rate II. Introduction Enzymes are used to increase the rate of specific reactions in the body. Catalase‚ a specific enzyme‚ speeds the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide‚ a toxic chemical produced by cells in the body‚ into water and oxygen (Cain and others‚ 2010). The oxygen can be observed as bubbles coming from the reaction site. Catalase is found in many living tissues of organisms
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Biology: 1. Living Things Please remember to photocopy 4 pages onto one sheet by going A3→A4 and using back to back on the photocopier Syllabus OB38 Understand how to use a simple key to identify plants and animals‚ including vertebrates and invertebrates OB39 Investigate the variety of living things by direct observation of animals and plants in their environment; classify living organisms as plants or animals‚ and animals as vertebrates or invertebrates OB40 Identify the basic life
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Elizabeth Au (1) Serena Chan (3) Sharon Chan (4) Christy Chan (5) BIOLOGY LAB REPORT Investigation of the effect of metal ions on enzyme activity Objective To study the effect of two heavy metal ions‚ lead (II) ions and silver ions on the enzyme activity of invertase. Introduction Hypothesis: The rate of enzyme reaction of invertase decreases and the reaction eventually stops as the heavy metal ions inhibit the enzyme reactions. Biological principle: Heavy metal ions are non-competitive
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Tetrahymena is contained in the food vacuoles inside of the organism. After the Tetrahymena has completed it’s feeding and the food vacuoles are filled‚ the digestion process then occurs. The digestion process has a certain type of organelle to invite enzymes to break down the food particles known as lysosomes. This then leads into the excretion of waste for the Tetrahymena. Any food particles that were left undigested are then removed from the cell at a specific point inside of the cell called the cytoproct
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Big Idea 2 Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow‚ to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. Living systems require both free energy and matter to maintain order‚ grow and reproduce. Organisms employ various strategies to capture‚ use and store free energy and other vital resources. Energy deficiencies are not only detrimental to individual organisms; they also can cause disruptions at the population and ecosystem levels. Biological systems must both
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BIOLOGY LAB REPORT (UNIT 7: ENZYMES) GENERAL Enzymes are protein that acts as catalyst‚ lowering the activation energy need for reactions to progress in cells. The reaction can still occur without the presence of the enzyme‚ but at a much slower rate. The activation energy is the minimum amount of energy need for a chemical reaction to occur‚ yielding from a given set of reactants. In enzymatic reactions‚ we have substrates which are reactants of reaction bound to an enzyme. While an active site
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Patrick McCrystal Enzymes: Natural Catalysts Enzymes are catalytic proteins‚ meaning they speed up chemical reactions without beingused up or altered permanently in the process. Although various enzymes use different methods‚all accomplish catalysis by lowering the activation energy for the reaction‚ thus allowing it tooccur more easily. Enzymes have very specific shapes (conformations). Part of the conformationis the active site of the enzyme‚ where the actual catalysis occurs. The specific molecule
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Homework Title: Photosynthesis and Respiration 1) Define these terms and arrange them from smallest to largest: Ch 5 WIO #3 • Thylakoid membrane Answer: Thylakoid membrane is a compartment in a plant cell that has light pigment that carry out the photosynthesis process. • Chloroplast Answer: Chloroplast is a type of organelle found in plants and algae that carry our photosynthesis. • Reaction center Answer: Reaction center is where chlorophyll a molecule and other
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Introductory Biology‚ Biology 1407 MWF 11:00. TAMU-CC. Working version of the 1st lecture exam‚ as of 19 January 2014 1. Science can prove hypotheses to be false because: 2. In a population: phenotype Average number of offspring per individual Very small nose 5.5 Small nose 6.0 Medium size nose 10.7 Large nose 20.7 What is the relative fitness of organisms with small noses? 3. In the above population‚ assuming that at one time the population followed a normal curve
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