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Ch. 2 Section 2
Ch. 2 Section 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work |
| chemical reaction | one or more substances combines to create one or more different substances |
| reactant | the substances being used to create the products |
| product | the product of the reactants |
| metabolism | all the chemical reactions that occur in a chemical organism |
| activation energy | the amount of energy needed to start the reaction |
| catalyst | reduces the amount of activation energy that is needed |
| enzyme | speeds up reactions |
| redox reaction | reaction where electrons are transferred between atoms |
| oxidation reaction | a reactant loses one or more electrons thus becoming more positive |
| reduction reaction | reactant gains one or more electrons thus becoming more negative |