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Interlude C
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Interlude E
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7.1: Tutorial: Enzyme catalysis
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This tutorial explores how specialized proteins, called enzymes, speed up chemical reactions.

7.2: Activity: The structure and synthesis of DNA

Test your recall for figure 7.8 with this key figure labeling exercise.

7.1a: Process Animation: The Energy of Chemical Reactions
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7.1b: Process Animation: Heat and Chemical Reactions
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7.1c: Process Animation: Enzyme Catalysis
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7.1d: Process Animation: Enzymes and Activation Energy
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