Exabyte

Thank you so much, Ophiolite and Koti for your encouragement. It really does mean a lot to me.

I know that this is a fairly old thread, but I thought I might just add some information. I am currently living in a Jehovah's Witness family. I, myself, am an atheist (closeted). I can't tell anyone (except school friends and people outside of the religion) about my beliefs, as I'd be excommunicated by my entire family (literally everyone in my family is one of them, including my grandparents and great-grandparents) and end up on the street. As soon as I graduate high school and go to university I'll be free. They get mad at me for focusing on school work, as they think that I should be focusing on the religion. In fact, my parents removed me from my previous school because they felt that it was having a 'bad' effect on me (in reality, the school was simply motivating me to work hard, as it was an academically talented school). This didn't affect my grades (I was able to maintain straight A's through hard work), but it certainly affected my overall happiness, as I had to leave many good friends. I'm unable to express any opinion that I may have. They pester me daily about pursuing higher education, which they view as coming from 'satan.' I'm forbidden from making 'close' friends, as they would say (I honestly ignore this and have quite a few good friends, but I can't text them, or go out with them). The JW's view the scriptures in any way that will aid their agenda of converting people. They cover-up information, lie, manipulate and so forth. If anyone here believes that this is an innocent religion, I beg to differ. This is a dangerous cult that is currently, ruining many lives.

There isn't a single country where you have no chance of being bothered by religious people. But here in Australia, people tend to like to keep their beliefs to themselves, so you generally won't be bothered by religious people too much (other than JW's, of course). If I might add, though, Russia is putting forth new laws which prohibit various forms of evangelism (like those performed by the JW's and the 7th day Adventists) http://www.newsweek.com/vladimir-putin-russia-foreign-religion-crackdown-498551.

I'd say that this question is asking what affects the rate in which an enzyme acts as a catalyst to a chemical reaction. The rate of reaction of enzymes is dependent on the quantity of enzymes in a given system (more enzymes = more substrates being broken down). It is also dependent on the temperature of the system. I'll take a snippet from one of my past biology assignments to explain this: "Collision theory states that reactant particles must collide in order for a reaction to occur. The more particle collisions that occur, the greater the reaction rate will be (GCSE Bitesize BBC, 2014). As the temperature of a given system rises, the kinetic energy of the particles also rises. When particles possess a higher amount of kinetic energy, there is a greater likelihood that they will collide with one another (GCSE Bitesize BBC, 2014). In order for enzymes to convert substrates to products, the enzymes must firstly collide, and then bind to the substrates at the active site. Therefore, increasing the temperature of the system will also increase the amount of collisions that occur between the enzymes and the substrates. This will, as a result, increase the reaction rate of the system (Brooklyn College, n.d.)." The rate of reaction will also decrease after a given temperature, as the enzymes will begin to denature (deform), preventing the substrates from binding to the active site. Measuring the initial reaction rate is important if you wish to record the increase (and eventual) decrease in reaction rate due to the enzymes catalyzing the chemical reaction. I hope this answer was comprehensive enough.