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What type of organic compound is amylase?    

Why was the rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction so slow in a cold environment (6oC)? Be sure to define any terms you use in your explanation.

What property of water refers to its ability to stick to itself?

What property of water gives it the ability to absorb large amounts of energy without increasing its temperature significantly?

Read the experiment below and examine the data to answer each question (a-f) that follows. Please mark your answers (a, b, c, etc.) to correspond with the questions.     a)  What is the independent variable in this experiment? b)  When graphing this data, which axis should Temperature be plotted on? c)  Name two characteristics of a good graph. d)  What is the substrate in this experiment? e)  What is the optimal temperature for catechol oxidase?   f)   Give an example of a variable that must be held constant in this experiment. 

Read the experiment below and examine the data to answer each question (a-f) that follows. Please mark your answers (a, b, c, etc.) to correspond with the questions.     a)  What is the dependent variable in this experiment? b)  When graphing this data, which axis should Final Color Ranking of Solution be plotted on? c)  Name two characteristics of a good graph. d)  What is the enzyme in this experiment? e)  What is the optimal temperature for catechol oxidase?   f)   Give an example of a variable that must be held constant in this experiment.   

Give the molecular formula of the following molecule: butanal

What is the difference between water molecules in liquid water and water molecules in water vapor (gas)?

Give the molecular formula of the following molecule: pentane

You are viewing a slide using an objective lens that has a magnification of 100x. If the ocular lens of this microscope has a magnification of 10x, calculate the total magnification at which you are viewing the slide.