Introduction Enzymes are proteins produced by living organisms to speed up the rate in which chemical reactions occur. This process can happen fast‚ slowly‚ or stop the chemical reaction all together depending on the temperature‚ pH and concentration. Catalase is one of the most common enzymes. It is found in living organisms and is used to break down hydrogen peroxide. This must happen because hydrogen peroxide is considered toxic to cells in the body. However‚ when catalase is used it breaks
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BIOLOGY ASSESSMENT TASK 1 MAINTAINING A BALANCE TASK: OPEN-ENDED INVESTIGATION Our task is to plan‚ choose equipment and perform a first hand investigation to demonstrate the effect of dissolved carbon dioxide on the pH of water. DUE DATE: 21/11/07 CONDUCTOR: Wissam Bardouh EFFECT OF DISSOLVED CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) ON PH OF WATER Introduction: ((Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas. It is everywhere ranging from our bodies to the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is produced in living organisms as a result
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The effect of Temperature on the Xylem of Tomato Plants Question: How does temperature affect the Xylem in Tomato Plants? Introduction: Throughout this experiment I will be testing the size of the Xylem in Roma tomato plants when exposed to different temperatures. I will be placing six Roma Tomatoes in six different area which will each be in different temperatures. After three weeks of constantly watering the tomato plants with blue dyed water I will cut the plant from the root and examine
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Aim:- To investigate the effect of changing the temperature of glycerin on the index of refraction. In this experiment I will be using a simple method‚ which needs the following materials 40ml of glycerin in a beaker‚ protractor‚ a pencil‚ a laser‚ a paper to draw boundaries‚ circular plastic plates‚ hotplate‚ ruler and a digital thermometer. In this experiment 1 trial will be conducted for glycerin with 70 Celsius degrees ‚66‚62‚58‚ and another trial with 10 Celsius degrees. Scientific Background:-
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BUOYANCY PHYSICS Student: Instructor: Criteria : Design Introduction The purpose of this experiment to find the effect of temperature on buoyancy . Backround Information Buoyancy (also known as the buoyant force) is the force exerted on an object that is wholly or partly immersed in a fluid. The symbol for the magnitude of buoyancy is B or FB As a vector it must be stated with both magnitude and direction. Buoyancy acts upward for the kind of situations encountered in everyday experience
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The pH Scale is a scale made to show how acidic or alkaline a substance is. The pH of something is measured with pH paper which can vary from wide range paper‚ which covers all ph’s‚ but is not as accurate at some others. There are pH papers that get very specific that can have a range such as 2 or 3 and get much more precise. The neutral on the scale is 7. Anything that is below 7 is considered acidic and anything above 7 is considered alkaline. Acidic substances contain more H+ than OH-. H+
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AbstractDifferent pH level may affect the growth and development of the plants. Certain key words include: pH level‚ germination‚ acidity‚ osmosis and diffusion. This experiment examines the effects of different pH level of vinegar on the growth of bean plants. Materials used in this experiment consist of: water (pH 6)‚ vinegar with the pH level of 3‚ 4 and 5 (each one were made before experiment)‚ beans‚ soil‚ and pots. Eight bean plants were planted‚ two were watered with pH 6 and the other ones
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The Effect of the Changes in the Environment to the Functionality of the Enzymes Introduction a. Background In our everyday lives‚ enzymes are used in our bodies‚ and in nature around us‚ to speed up the chemical reactions happening constantly‚ which happens by lowering the amount of activation energy needed to start various reactions. The way this works is by attaching the particular substrate to the active site of the enzyme‚ where it will start to aid the chemical reaction. Then‚ the allosteric
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your own experiment: Effect of pH on enzymatic activity Background Information: Trypsin is a protease which conducts hydrolysis forming peptides. It is an enzyme which is secreted by the pancreas into the small intestine and works best in an alkaline environment. Egg white is used in this practical as it is found to contain the protein/ enzyme trypsin. pH is the measure of the amount of H+ ions in a solution‚ these ions affect the shape of the enzyme. Hypothesis: That as pH increases‚ the rate
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needed for salivary amylase and phosphorylase to produce a negative result and how different concentrations affected those times. Enzymes are biological catalysts that can cause a specific chemical change in any part of the body (Walsh‚ 2002). Many of the reactions that take place within a cell would normally take place at temperatures substantially higher than those present inside a cell (Alberts et al.‚ 2010). Because of this‚ these chemical reactions require the assistance of enzymes to catalyze the
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