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I would say the main difference here is that eukaryotic cells (e.g. animal cells) have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, whereas prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) have no nucleus and no memb...

pH 7 is the optimum pH for amylase. This means it performs best and has maximum activity at this pH. Above pH 7, the activity of amylase rapidly decreases beacuse the concentration of H+ ions (or protons)...

Sucrase is an enzyme that breaks sucrose down to its constituent monosaccharides – glucose and fructose. At 33°C the enzyme will not be working at its’ optimum, as it has evolved to work most efficiently ...

We can check for the presence of non-reducing sugars the Benedick's Test. If a reducing sugar is present in a solution, adding Benedick's reagent and heating will form an insoluble red precipitate. Non-re...

Passive diffusion occurs without any transmembrane proteins being involved, the molecules cross the lipid bilayer following a concentration gradient (from the highest concentration to the lowest). Small u...