Enzymes: 

  • Describe the digestive system and how it works as an organ system (from KS3)
  • Describe basic features of enzymes (inc rate calculations for chemical reactions)
  • Describe the lock and key theory as a model of enzyme action and explain how the shape a of the active sites makes the enzyme specific
  • Explain the effect of temperature and pH on enzymes
  • Describe the digestive enzymes, including their names, sites of production and actions
  • Describe how the products of digestion are used
  • Describe the features and functions of bile and state where it is produced and released from
  • Required practical activity 4: use qualitative reagents to test for a range of carbohydrates, lipids and protein
  • Required practical 5: investigate the effect of pH on the rate of reaction of amylase enzyme