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Pill

Theme C - Interaction &  Interdependence

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Direct Hit

Theme A - Unity & diversity

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Page Facing Up

Theme B - Form & Function

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Keycap Digit One

Theme D - Continuity & Change

🌐 Setting the Stage: Picture a dance floor. In our story, this dance floor is the liquid inside our cells. It&#39;s bustling with dancers (molecules) all moving in different directions!

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	<li>🎈 Fact: The magic moment in our dance is when the substrate (one dancer) gets close enough to the active site of an enzyme (the other dancer).</li>
	<li>🚗 Real-world Example: Unlike car crashes on a road, these collisions aren&#39;t about speed but about getting close, like two friends spotting each other in a crowd.</li>
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	<li>🌊 Liquids: Imagine a dance floor packed with jiving dancers. In a liquid, molecules (dancers) are close but move freely.</li>
	<li>🔄 Random Dancing: Every molecule dances (moves) to its own beat, changing directions at random.</li>
	<li>🌡️ Temperature Turn-up: If the DJ raises the temperature (like increasing the beats), molecules dance faster! Similarly, more dancers (higher concentration) means more encounters.</li>
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	<li>🎀 Binding: Not every dance move works with every partner. For a successful dance, the substrate and the active site have to be perfectly aligned.</li>
	<li>🔧 Chemical Charms: Some enzymes have special moves (chemical properties) that attract and align substrates. But remember, they can only pull their partner closer when they&#39;re already very near.</li>
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	🌊 In the Cytoplasm: Think of it as the main dance floor. Here, both the enzyme and substrate are dissolved in water (like dancers in the crowd). Usually, the substrate (being the smaller dancer) moves more energetically.

	🌍 Real-world Example: The enzyme is like a tall basketball player and the substrate, a nimble soccer player. The soccer player can zip around more!
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	🏋️ Big Moves: Some substrates are the sumo wrestlers of the dance floor. Big and less mobile. In these cases, the enzyme does the moving.

	📖 Fun Fact: Enzymes working on big tasks like replicating or transcribing our DNA are like choreographers moving around a stationary dancer.
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	🚫 No-Move Groove: Some enzymes are the wallflowers, stuck to the wall (or in our story, the membranes). They can&#39;t move. Here, the substrate has to approach and initiate the dance.

	🌍 Real-world Example: It&#39;s like a singer (enzyme) at a concert. They&#39;re on stage and can&#39;t come to the audience, so fans (substrates) come to them.
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💡 Key Takeaway: The dance between enzymes and substrates is a complex but beautiful process, dictated by movement and alignment. Whether in the busy center of the cytoplasm or near the cell&#39;s boundaries, this dance is crucial for the cell&#39;s functions! 💃🕺🎉

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Happy Studying! 📘🎉

Theme C - Interaction & Interdependence

Molecular Motion Key To Enzyme-Substrate Collisions

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The meet-cute - substrate–active site collisions 🤝