Unit 5 Homeostasis and Enzymatic Reactions Vocab Flashcard

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Substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.

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catalyst

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Enzymes typically end in:

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-ase

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Substance acted upon by an enzyme?

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Substrate

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Maintaining blood glucose is an example of:

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Negative feedback

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Substrates bind on an enzyme at the:

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active site

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Substance acted upon by an enzyme?

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Substrate

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Activation energy

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Minimum energy needed by reactants to form products.

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Energy-requiring process that joins smaller molecules to form larger ones.

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Anabolism

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Starting materials in a chemical reaction

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Reactants

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Body's use of molecules for energy

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Metabolism