HSA 2006 Biology Item 15
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The table below lists enzymes that function in different locations in the human body, and the normal pH and temperature ranges of these locations.
Use your understanding of the structure and function of enzymes to
- predict how the activity of pepsin will change after it moves from the stomach to the small intestine
- explain your prediction using data from the table
- describe how changes in pH and temperature affect enzyme activity
- predict how a fever of 40°C would affect enzyme activity
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