Chemical reactions in living things

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Say the seven processes of life MRS GREN
Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition
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What are enzymes?
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in our cells
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What is the optimum temperature for enzymes?
37°C
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What happen if the temperature is too high in our bodies?
Enzymes are denatured and stop working
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What is the lock and key model?
It is a model showing that enzymes are specific, only one type of enzyme can speed up a specific reaction
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What are enzymes?

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Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in our cells

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What is the optimum temperature for enzymes?

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What happen if the temperature is too high in our bodies?

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What is the lock and key model?

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