How quickly does amylase break down starch when we change the temperature.
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GCSE coursework science-planning strand Jack Darby 10F1 Miss Riaz Title of activity How quickly does amylase break down starch when we change the temperature. Instructions List I gathered the equipment shown below. I put 3 drops of iodine in each chamber of the spotting tile. I boiled the kettle and mixed together water from the kettle with water from the tap so the water reaches the correct temperature. The water was put into a beaker. 5ml of starch was put into a test tube. The test tube was placed into the beaker. When the water in the beaker was at the required temperature the stop clock was started. After one minute 1ml of amylase was put into the test tube with the starch using a syringe or pipette. As soon as the amylase and the starch had mixed a sample was taken from the test tube using a pipette and mixed with the droplets of...

