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I have recently carried out an experiment to try and find out whether or not different vertebrae (cow,sheep and fish) have varying levels of catalase. I tried to determine this by collecting the gas given off in the experiment, and the liver that produces the greatest amount of gas in the quickest time, would be the one with the most enzymes. i predicted that the bigger the animal such as the cow, the more enzymes present. However to my surprise after having obtained my results, it became clear that the only vertebrea that produced the most oxygen gas was the fish. The sheep and the cow liver produced the least amount (10cm3). i thought that maybe there may be some procedural errors and checked the system for any leaks. I carried out the same reaction with manganese dioxide, and found that everything was working as it should. T am therefore puzzled as to the reason why this has occured and finding it quite challenging, explaining the results i have obtained. thank you in advance
Re: Is there different amounts of catalase in different vertebrae?
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