Curated OER
Molecular Evolution in Plants
Students examine chlorophylls. They explore the absorbing pigments in a variety of plants. Through activities, students determine spectrophotometrically. They compare plant proteins from the family Brassicace to assess the level of...
Curated OER
RP Word Search Puzzle
For this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
Curated OER
Digestive System
In this digestive system instructional activity, students answer a list of true/ false questions. The students answer questions based on their knowledge of each process of the digestive system.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Enzymes Work
In this biology lab, students use pineapple juice as an enzyme, and jello as a substrate to illustrate an enzyme/substrate complex.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: What Are Enzymes and How Do They Work?
Explains what enzymes are, the three broad categories, their working mechanism and two theories developed to explain this, and factors that impact enzyme activity.
Macmillan Education
W.h. Freeman Publishing: Allosteric Regulation of Enzyme
Reactions in cells must be regulated and one way to do this is using allosteric molecules. These regulators can activate enzymes or inhibit them. This tutorial explains exactly how allosteric regulation works using words, narration, and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Enzymes Proteins That Pack a Punch!
Through a combination of slide show tutorials and a video demonstration, learn how enzymes work. [3:00]
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Enzyme Substrate Complex
Discusses the properties of enzymes and the concept of enzyme-substrate specificity, and how a substrate molecule binds to an enzyme to form an enzyme-substrate complex. An overview of enzyme-substrate reactions is also presented.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Amino Acids and Proteins
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students investigate amino acids, peptide bonds, and proteins. They also have the opportnity to discover the effect of an enzyme on a biochemical...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Biochemistry: Enzymes
This tutorial takes a brief look at enzyme activity and how enzymes work as catalysts.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Important Factors That Influence Enzyme Activity
Explains what is meant by enzyme activity and the factors that impact on their ability to function. Looks at temperature, pH value, substrate concentration, enzyme concentration, the presence of inhibitors, and allosteric factors that...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes: Lesson 3
This lesson presents how the structure and function of enzymes pertain to living things. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes: Lesson 4
This lesson presents how the structure and fun#tion /f enzymes pertain to living things. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Enzymes."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Lock and Key Model: Lesson 2
This lesson will show that each enzyme fits to a specific structure using the lock and key model. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Lock and Key Model."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Lock and Key Model: Lesson 3
This lesson will show that each enzyme fits to a specific structure using the lock and key model. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Lock and Key Model."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Lock and Key Model: Lesson 4
This lesson will show that each enzyme fits to a specific structure using the lock and key model. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Lock and Key Model."
Other
University of Akron: General, Organic, and Biochemistry: Enzymes [Pdf]
Slideshow notes introduce enzymes: their purpose, process, and importance.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Enzyme Substrate Docking
View this simulation to observe the docking process for a substrate and an enzyme.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Enxymes
This lesson focuses on enzyme-catalysed reactions and the effect of temperature, substrate concentration, and pH on the reaction rate. It provides a link to an assessment.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Enzymatic!
Learn about the critical role enzymes play in supporting life as you play games and solve puzzles, and do virtual experiments. Then take a quiz to check your understanding.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Life Chemistry Quizzes
Two multiple-choice quizzes, one on the processes and types of biological molecules, the other on the structure and replication of DNA.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Induced Fit: Lesson 2
This lesson will describe the process of induced fit, and explain how enzymes use it during chemical reactions. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Induced Fit."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Induced Fit: Lesson 1
This lesson will describe the process of induced fit, and explain how enzymes use it during chemical reactions. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Induced Fit."