E. Catalase Activity. Catalase is the name of an enzyme found in most bacteria which initiates the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into water and free oxygen. 1  If the bacterium produces the enzyme catalase, then the hydrogen peroxide added to the culture will be broken down into water and free oxygen. If the bacterium produces the enzyme catalase, then the hydrogen peroxide added to the culture will be broken down into water and free oxygen. 2  The oxygen will bubble through the water causing a surface froth to form. 3  This is a catalase-positive bacterium (see fig.
Still, the proverb has been widely (although not accurately) attributed to Eugene OâNeill who included it in his 1920 play Diffârent. The full quote by OâNeill is, âCuriosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.â.
Personally, I don't think that it was curiosity that killed the cat but even if it did, the cat has an excuse: it is an animal. Yet, with humans it is the lack of curiosity that kills most people: it is ignorance, the lack of knowledge. The cat would not have survived without curiosity either! The important thing is not to stop questioning.