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Chemistry
reactions and enzymes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a process that changes 1 set of chemicals into another is called? | Chemical Reaction |
| what enters into a chemical reaction? | Reactants |
| whats reduced by a chemical reaction? | products |
| if the reactants have _ energy than the products,then energy is _ a what? | less,absorbed,endothermic reaction |
| what do you need to get a chemical reaction started? | activation energy |
| in reversibile reations, 1 direction will _ energy | produce |
| a catalyst is a substance that _ the rate of a chemical reaction | speeds up |
| Enzymes are proteins that act as _ | biological catalyst |
| enzymes do this by _ the activation energy of a reaction | lowering |
| the reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactins are known as what? | substrates |
| substrates bind to a specific location on the enzyme known as? | active site |
| changes in pH or tempature can cause changes in an enzymes? | shape |
| which can reduce (destroy) its effectiveness as a what | catalyst |