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INVESTAGATE THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE ACTIVITY OF AMYLASE Independent Variable- Temperature Dependent Variable- Time taken for the reaction Control Variable- Volume of amylase - Volume of starch - Concentration of amylase - Concentration of starch - pH As the temperature increases the time taken for the reaction increases. But eventually a temperature is reached which denatures the enzyme so the time will be decreased. An enzyme is a protein which acts as biological catalysts. They speed up reactions. Enzymes contain an active site where the reactions take place. They have a specific shape into which the substrate fits. The substrate, the substance being broken down, collides with the active site causing a reaction to happen. The substrate fits into the active site of the enzyme. Substrates have a complimentary shape to the shape of the active site. At the end of the reaction a product has been produced. The substrate has now been broken down. The enzyme is...

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