Enzymes: Life's little helpers

Hi all,

Today we learned about enzymes, the biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in the cell.

Check out these animations and videos which offer tutorials about the basic properties of enzymes.  They may be useful as you answer your pre-lab questions for Monday.

How Enzymes Work
Enzyme Action and the Hydrolysis of Sucrase

Homework
R6: Please complete your pre-lab questions for Monday.

R4: There will be a quiz on 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.4, and 6.1.5 on Monday.  Please note that for the digestive system (6.1.4), you should be able to clearly draw and label the following parts: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, gall bladder, pancreas, liver, large intestine, anus.  Make sure you can clearly show how the accessory organs (gall bladder, pancreas, liver) are connected to the small intestine.  You can also begin your Unit 2 assessment statements for these numbers, because believe it or not, there are only two weeks left in the term and another unit test is looming!

Thanks,
Mr. Hill

Thanks,
Mr. Hill