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Potato Peroxidase Lab: Research Question
Potato Peroxidase Lab: Research Question
Research Question:
What effect do temperature and pH have on the activity of the enzyme peroxidase?
Background:
Peroxidase is an enzyme in the potato which removes destructive peroxides that are a product of
normal metabolism. The enzyme catalase performs this function in almost all animals. Hydrogen
peroxide is highly poisonous to cells. Peroxidase speeds up the chemical breakdown of hydrogen
peroxide into water and oxygen. The equation for this reaction is written below:
Hypotheses:
Materials:
Petri dish, tweezers, scalpel, potato pieces, base solution, acid solution, hydrogen peroxide
Procedure:
Data Table:
Conclusion:
What did you learn by doing this experiment? Was your hypothesis supported or rejected by your data?
Provide evidence. How does this experiment relate to the “real world?” Provide a concrete, well
explained example. Where would you go from here? What needs to be further investigated based on
your results and conclusions?