Question

lingual ligase is a digestive enzyme found in the human mouth. its job is to break down fats while chewing. an experiment was conducted to see if temperature affected the speed at which ligase works. the results were: amount of grams absorbed in 4 minutes.

minute	12 degrees c (after an ice cube)	24 degrees c (regular)	36 degrees c (after drinking hot tea)
2	.3 g	.7 g	.15 g
3	.4 g	.8 g	.16 g
4	.45 g	.9 g	.14 g

graph the data (3 colors will be needed) - remember all labels
** time on the x - axis (spread the 4 minutes out evenly)
** grams absorbed on the y - axis (scale 0 - 1)

write a one sentence claim to express the results from above. include reasoning & rationale for results.

Explanation:

The experiment shows that the rate of fat - breakdown by lingual ligase (measured as grams absorbed in 4 minutes) varies with temperature. At 24 degrees C (regular), the enzyme works faster compared to 12 degrees C (after an ice - cube) and 36 degrees C (after drinking hot tea), likely because 24 degrees C is closer to the optimal temperature for the enzyme's activity.

Answer:

The lingual ligase breaks down fats at a faster rate at 24 degrees C compared to 12 degrees C and 36 degrees C, possibly due to 24 degrees C being closer to its optimal operating temperature.