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Aim: To Investigate How The Concentration Of Amylase Affects The Rate Of Reaction Between Starch And Amylase. Prediction I predict that the higher the concentration of the Amylase the quicker the breakdown of Starch. This is because the more amylase particles there are to collide with starch particles the quicker the reaction will happen as there are more amylase particles to collide with starch particles. An enzyme is a biological catalyst and makes a reaction happen at a much faster rate. Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in our cells. Almost every reaction in our body is catalysed by an enzyme. In fact all our body cells contain dozens of enzymes to catalyse the reaction they need. Different cells contain different enzymes depending on the job they do. The substance on which an enzyme works is called its substrate. Enzymes are usually named by adding the ending -ASE to the name of their...

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