Friday, May 19, 2006

what do enzymes do?

Reviewing the admit slip quiz of the day, we come to this question:

#11 Complete the following statement.
Enzymes help to _____________ a reaction.
A) slow down
B) catalyze (speed up)
C) change
D) enzymes are not related to reactions.

There is some debate among the class as to whether or not ‘change’ would be an acceptable answer (the correct answer is B). We are about to move on when Cyrus says, “wait, Ms. I thought enzymes were what made you want ya girl.”

Smiling, I start to reply, “no, those are horm--” When Ramon cuts me off, as he elbows Cyrus and says, “That’s enzyte you idiot.”

Great….Ramon knows the drugs for erectile dysfunction, but the last time I checked there wasn’t an MCAS question on that…

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