In this activity, you will study the effect of pH, temperature and lactose concentration on lactase activity. By the end of this activity, you should be able to:
Design experiments to study the effects of pH, temperature, and substrate concentration on enzyme activity.
Graph data related to enzyme activity.
Analyze data related to enzyme activity.
Complete a lab write-up summarizing and analyzing your results for the effect of temperature on lactase activity.
Identify the components of the scientific method.
Identify components of the substrate-enzyme-product system being studied.