Cellular Foundations and Chemistry of Life · Cell Biology
Biochemical Pathways and Enzymes
Analysis of cellular metabolism focusing on the role of enzymes as biological catalysts and the factors affecting their efficiency.
Key Questions
- 1How do enzymes lower activation energy to make life possible at moderate temperatures?
- 2What role do inhibitors and cofactors play in regulating complex metabolic pathways?
- 3How can we mathematically model the effect of pH and temperature on reaction rates?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9S11U04AC9S11U05
Year: Year 11
Subject: Biology
Unit: Cellular Foundations and Chemistry of Life
Period: Cell Biology
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