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InVESTIGATING ENZYMES Aim To find out how enzymes are affected by temperature. Method . Mix starch and amylase together to get a solution . Place it in 6 Beakers . Place this mixture in 6 Electric baths at different temperatures. E.g. 20,25,30,35,40,and 45 . Use a pipette to put 2 drops of the solution at 20oC in a spotting tile . Then add two drops of Iodine (to test if starch is present-the solution will go black) . Start a stopwatch and start adding the drops . Repeat for all the temperatures. Repeat the entire experiment. . Find the average . Record the results Equipment . Six beakers . Pipette . Starch solution . Iodine . Amylase Solution . Thermometer . White spotting Tiles . 6 Electric Water baths at 37oC (normal body temperature) . A stopwatch Variables that might affect my results: that might affect my results: . Unequal amounts of both solutions . Wrong temperatures . If my timing is not accurate . Control? Fair Test: I will make this a fair test...

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