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Chemistry of Life
Bio Vocab 2.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work |
| Chemical Reaction | one or more substances change to produce on or more different substances |
| Reactants | the elements that will combine to form another element. |
| Products | the element formed in the reaction |
| Metabolism | all the chemical reactions that occur in an organism |
| activation energy | the amount of energy needed to start a reaction |
| Catalysts | reduce the amount of activation energy that is needed for a reaction to take place |
| Enzyme | protein or RNA molecule that speeds up the metabolic reactions without being permanently changed or destroyed |
| Redox Reactions | Reactions in which electrons are transferred between atoms |
| Oxidation Reaction | a reactant loses on or more electrons, thus becoming more positive in charge |
| Reduction Reaction | A reactant gains on or more electrons thus becoming more negative in charge |