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Biology
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Describe and explain the effects of pH, temperature, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on enzyme activity

pH: All enzymes have an optimum pH value which is very specific. This is because hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions have very significant changes on the tertiary structure of an enzyme, whi...

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Answered by Eloise O. Biology tutor
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Putting bee honey on a cut kills bacteria. Honey contains a high concentration of sugar. Use your knowledge of water potential to suggest how putting honey on a cut kills bacteria.

Once honey is added to an infected cut, the osmotic gradient favours water moving from the bacterial cells to the honey. This is because the water potential is lower in the honey. As a result of the loss ...

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Answered by Harry M. Biology tutor
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Why is it that an action potential only travels in one direction?

(draw/picture of nerve cell with its ion channels and after learning about the action potential trace and how it's derived) After each action potential, see on the trace there's a refractory period where ...

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Answered by Jasmine L. Biology tutor
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Why do 3 protons need to pass from the intermembrane space into the matrix of the mitochondrion in order to form 1 ATP molecule?

It has to do with the structure of the ATP synthase protein. The part in the centre moves 120 degrees with each prototon that passes through. This makes the 3 ATP/ADP binding sites to change shape. Each o...

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Answered by Beatrice B. Biology tutor
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How does a mutation lead to a non-functional enzyme?

Chanege in base sequence= change in sequence of triplet codes= change in sequence of amino acids= change in primary structure= change in hydrogen/ionic/disulfide bonds= change in tertiary structure= chang...

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Answered by Samatar O. Biology tutor
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