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Aim: To investigate the ideal conditions for enzyme action A Brief description of how enzymes work: Enzymes have one specific job and one specific substrate. The lock and key theory suggests that there is only one key per lock and this is a good way of explaining about enzymes. Here is an example: Each enzyme has a certain place where they will produce a product. Examples of digestive enzymes are: * The protease enzyme (pepsin) acts on proteins and produces amino acids - Acid in the stomach is needed. * The amylase enzyme acts on carbohydrates and produces sugars. * The carbohydrase enzyme acts on starch and produces glucose. * The lipase enzyme acts on fats also known as lipids and produces fatty acids and glycerol - bile is needed, bile breaks up fat and neutralises the stomach to slightly acidic. Factors that could effect the experiment: Temperature: Temperature will effect my experiment in two ways,...

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