Assessment scheme

1. Half each of continuous assessments and final exams

2. Two topic tests before mid-term at end of Oct (Sept 25 Fri and Oct 23 Fri), and one
on Nov 27 Fri, which is 3 weeks before final exams
3. One research project to be set next week, Sept 16 Wed, and due in 4 weeks on Oct
15th
4. Assessed homework: all set hw is assessed, equally sharing in the 5% weighting.
5. Practical reports/investigation. Watch video, and use given data to answer
questions, and write reports.
6. Five practical reports set and due dates: Sep 14-18, Oct 12-16, Nov 2-6, Nov 23-27,
Dec 7-11
7. Three tests with 10% weighting each, one research project with 10%, 5 practical
reports of 1% each, and assessed HW of 5%, make up total of 50%
Chapter 1: Life Processes
Activities inside a cell
Enzymes
 Enzyme
• Read the text on the bottom half of Page 6
• What is an enzyme?
• Biological catalyst (remember catalyst?) or a protein
• Why does a cell need enzymes?
• Chemical reactions would be too slow otherwise to sustain life
• How does an enzyme work? Watch video
• Lock and key model
• Active site and substrate
• MCQ PPT
Enzyme （ find a partner to teach each other on effects of
temperature and pH on enzymes by reading textbook or research online ）

• Optimal temperature
• What happens if it’s below the optimal temperature
• What happens if it’s above it
• The precise 3-d shape of enzyme destroyed, and its active site shape
• Denaturation, or becoming denatured
• Optimal pH
• Changing of active site shape thus losing enzymatic ability
Revision

• Cell wall, vacuole, mitochondria, ribosome,

• 1)workbench, 2)carbohydrate, 3)electron microscope, 4)huge,
5)power plant, 6)rigid, 7)cellular respiration, 8)protein
production, 9)plant sap, 10)storeroom,
Revision
• Enzyme
Revision
• Enzyme
Revision
• Enzyme
ATP, energy currency of the cell (video first)
• Cellular respiration in mitochondria using glucose and oxygen

• Aerobic respiration
• ATPs are produced to store the resultant energy
• The currency can be spent anywhere energy is needed in the cell

• The above process is reserved during cellular respiration

• Spring loaded ball. Watch video

 Anaerobic respiration (meaning of “anaerobic”?)

• Read bottom half of Page 13 and answer:

1. When this type of respiration is needed?
2. Compared with aerobic respiration (besides not using oxygen), what
are the two differences
1. Energy released
2. Different products by yeast/plants and in animals
3. 2 ATP produced instead of 38
4. (Ethanol and carbon dioxide) or (lactate) instead of water and
carbon dioxide
5. What is “oxygen debt”?
Homework

• Textbook Page 23:

• Worksheet: Functions of cell organelles (review) (already given)
• HW on enzymes (already given)
• Hw on ATP