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The optimal function of the enzyme is impeded and if the temperature rises too high the enzyme, mostly protein, will degrade and become useless.

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The enzyme's catalytic activity is at its greatest

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the enzyme starts to denature

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Which description best explains the patterns of temperature effects shown?

each enzyme has it own optimal temperature range.


Do Temperature of the cytoplasm influence the action of enzymes?

Yes, enzymes have optimal working temperatures that differ from enzyme to enzyme


Is temperature a factor that affects enzyme activity?

yes. at low temperature enzymes won't work as effectively, and at high temperature enzymes are denatured.


What happens when an enzyme catalyzes a reaction?

The rate of a reactions usually increases when catalyzed by an enzyme. For maximum rate of activity, the enzyme needs optimal conditions.


What happens to the enzyme when it is cooled below its best working temperature?

When an enzyme coola below a temperature where it can work, it denatures (dies).


Give the substrate of enzyme maltase?

maltose, its products are glucose, the organ it is used in is duodenum, its optimal pH is 6.1-6.8, and its optimal temperature is 35-40 degrees Celsius.


Will enzyme activity increase with an increase in temperature?

Warmer temperatures mean little more than that molecules are moving more rapidly. This promotes enzyme activity on its own, however, as movement allows the enzymes to react to more material in a shorter amount of time.


What happen most likely happen to the rate of reaction of a human enzyme when the temperature is increased gradually from 40c to 90c?

When a high enough temperature is reached enzymes denature (unfold) and loose all their functions. Most human enzymes have an optimal temperature of 40C. As you increase from 40C to 90C the reaction rate will decrease until it reaches 0.


What three things can alter the rate of an enzyme?

Three things that can alter the rate of an enzyme are; temperature, pH and substrate concentration. Enzymes will have an optimal temperature and pH, at which they will have the greatest rate. Below or above these optimum conditions, the rate will be slower.


What happens to the enzyme rennin when the temperature is raised to the boiling point?

Disrupted.


What happens when you mix cold liver and peroxide?

The enzyme in the liver (catalase) decomposes the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into water and oxygen molecules. However this reaction will be slower then the liver being at 37 degrees celsius as this is the optimal condition for the enzyme catalase. The reaction will occur at a slower rate when an enzyme is below its optimal condition so generally when an enzyme is in cold conditions it will function slower.


What affect does temperature have on cellular enzyme activity?

Enzymes generally work within a given temperature range. As the temperature is increased the activity will increase. However if the optimum temperature is surpassed, the enzymes will stop working.