Describe the Process by Which an Enzyme (Amylase) Reacts with and Breaks

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Essay

Describe the process by which an enzyme (amylase) reacts with and breaks down a substrate (starch).

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Definitions:

Slope-intercept Form

A way of writing linear equations using the formula \(y = mx + b\), where \(m\) is the slope of the line and \(b\) is the y-intercept.

Slope

The calculation of how steep or inclined a line is, determined by the ratio of its vertical shift to its horizontal shift between any two points on the line.

Inequality

A mathematical statement that uses inequality signs to compare two expressions, indicating that they are not equal and one has a greater or lesser value than the other.

Linear Inequality

An inequality that involves a linear function, represented by a linear equation but with inequalities like <, >, ≤, or ≥ instead of an equals sign.