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Terms 2.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | scientists define it as the ability to do work |
| chemical reaction | one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
| reactant | a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction |
| product | used to describe the things that are made by a reaction |
| metabolism | the term used to describe all of the chemical reactions that occur in an organism |
| activation energy | the amount of energy needed to start a reaction |
| catalyst | certain chemical substance that reduce the amount of activation energy needed to start a reaction |
| enzyme | a protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions without being permanently changed or destroyed |
| redox reaction | reactions in which electrons are transferred between atoms |
| oxidation reaction | in this, a reactant loses one or more electrons, thus becoming more positive in charge |
| reduction reaction | in this, a reactant gains one or more electrons, thus becoming more negative in charge |