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In this investigation we are going to investigate how temperature affects the activity of the enzyme catalase.
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How Temp Affects Catalase Planning In this investigation we are going to investigate how temperature affects the activity of the enzyme catalase. We will do this by measuring hoe much of the gas oxygen is produced within a set time of five minutes. Catalase is an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to oxygen and water; Diagram Delivery Tube Boiling Tube Thermometer Measuring Cylinder filled with water being displaced by oxygen bubbles Water Bath Bowl Water Potato Hydrogen Peroxide Stopwatch Apparatus * Potato * Craft Knife * Tile * Cork Borer * 5x Water Baths * 5x Thermometers * 3x Boiling Tubes * 3x Delivery Tubes * 3x Small Measuring Cylinders * Bowl filled with water * Stopwatch Catalase is present in potato tissue. Pieces of potato will be put into some hydrogen peroxide. The catalase in the potato will catalyse the breakdown of the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, and the oxygen will pass through the delivery tube and...
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