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Enzymes known as endopeptidases aid digestion of proteins in the small intestine. why do they only bind to amino acids and not other foods ingested?

Model Answer: this is because enzymes are a protein with a specific tertiary structure which have an active site that is complementary to the substrate (in this case the amino acids of a protein) ultimate...

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What are the arguments for the endosymbiotic theory?

There are several facts that could prove that mitochondria and plastids - eukaryotic organella descend from prokaryotic organisms. One of the arguments is that the metioned organella posses their own DNA ...

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Describe how the human body can prevent the entry of organisms that cause disease. Include physical barriers and chemical defences in your answer.

Physical barriers:

skin to prevent entry of organisms into the bloodstream
cilia lining the nasal passages / bronchi to prevent entry to lungs / remove mucus

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Which of these DNA mutations is likely to have the greatest effect on the structure of the encoded protein? Justify your answer. •Single base substitution •15 bases base deletion •Insertion of 2 bases

The most serious of these mutations will be the insertion of 2 bases. Becasue the genetic code is read in triplets, a 2 base insetion will alter the reading frame of the code causing a frameshift mutation...

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Describe the mechanism(s) as to which an enzyme binds to a substrate.

Two models have been proposed. The first being the 'Lock and Key Model' which simply describes the way in which the active site of an enzyme is complementary to the substrate shape, meaning that only the ...

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