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Ch. 5.5 Enzymes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Activation energy | Amount of energy needed to weaken chemical bonds in reactants, and trigger a chemical reaction. |
| Catalysts | Compounds that speed up chemical reaction; enzymes |
| Enzymes | Biological catalysts |
| Substrate | The reactant that an enzyme acts upon |
| Activation site | The region of the substrate that an enzyme fits into; changes shape to allow reactions to occur |