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"Skill 1: What do enzymes do to the speed of chemical reactions? Why are they called "biological catalysts?"
"Skill 1: What do enzymes do to the speed of chemical reactions? Why are they called "biological catalysts?"
Copy the following questions into your science notebook and leave room to write the answers. Listen for the answers while watching the video. Pause the video as needed to record your answers.
Copy the following questions into your science notebook and leave room to write the answers. Listen for the answers while watching the video. Pause the video as needed to record your answers.
- What digests your food?
- Which macromolecule is an enzyme made of?
- What do enzymes do to the speed of chemical reactions?
- What is the part of the enzyme called that the substrate fits in?
- How many different types of substrates can one enzyme bind with?
- Are enzymes altered/changed by the reactions that they speed up?
Summary:
Summary:
In your notebook, write a summary paragraph for skill 1. Explain what enzymes do to the speed of chemical reactions. Why are they called "biological catalysts?"
In your notebook, write a summary paragraph for skill 1. Explain what enzymes do to the speed of chemical reactions. Why are they called "biological catalysts?"
Skill 2: Explain what it means for an enzyme to denature. Why can't they work after that happens?
Skill 2: Explain what it means for an enzyme to denature. Why can't they work after that happens?
Click the Amoeba Sisters image above to watch a video on denaturation.
Click the Amoeba Sisters image above to watch a video on denaturation.
Denaturing of Enzymes
Denaturing of Enzymes
"Denaturing means to change the shape of an enzyme, making it stop working."
"Denaturing means to change the shape of an enzyme, making it stop working."
Copy the following questions into your science notebook and leave room to write the answers. Listen for the answers while watching the video. Pause the video as needed to record your answers.
Copy the following questions into your science notebook and leave room to write the answers. Listen for the answers while watching the video. Pause the video as needed to record your answers.
- What ending do enzyme names frequently have?
- What do sugar names frequently end in?
- List two conditions which can change, resulting in denatured enzymes.
Summary:
Summary:
In your notebook, write a summary paragraph for skill 2. Explain what it means for an enzyme to denature. Why can't they work after that happens?
In your notebook, write a summary paragraph for skill 2. Explain what it means for an enzyme to denature. Why can't they work after that happens?
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