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biology 2.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the capacity to do work |
| chemical reaction | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
| reactant | a substance or molecule that participtes in a chemical reaction |
| product | a substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
| metabolism | the sum of all chemical processes in an organism |
| activation energy | the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction |
| catalyst | a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction |
| enzyme | type of protein or rna molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions |
| redox reaction | electrons are transferred between atoms also known as an oxidation reduction resction |
| oxidation reaction | reactant loses one or more electrons and reactant becomes positive. |
| reduction reaction | electrons are gained either by the removal of oxygen, the addition of hydrogen or addition of electrons. |