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Bird Flu Lab Report
Biology 101

Exercise 2 Write Up A local chicken farmer heard a lot about the bird flu so he freely decided to apply monthly physicals for his chickens. An observation made is that chickens have a body temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. That worries the farmer so he decides to conduct an experiment to try to figure it out. The question is “Do the chickens have a fever?” According to the information the cells are composed of hundreds types of enzymes and each one has a specific role in a reaction. When the shape of an enzyme changes it also becomes effective for its specific function. Although that is the case, the enzymes tend to be less effective when it in extreme temperature. In order for the enzyme to work best, the temperature

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