Chemical Reactions and Enzymes

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What is a chemical reaction?

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A process that changes one set of chemicals into a new set of chemicals.

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What can an enzyme do after it has helped a reaction?

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It can be reused for another reaction with the same reactants.

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What is the active site of an enzyme?

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The region where reactants can bond to react with each other.

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What are reactants in a chemical reaction?

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The elements and compounds that go into a reaction.

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How can you identify a reaction that took place with the help of an enzyme from a graph?

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The peak for the activation energy is lower.

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What is the role of enzymes in chemical reactions?

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Enzymes act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions without being consumed.

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What are products in a chemical reaction?

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The substances that are produced as a result of a chemical reaction.

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What is activation energy?

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The minimum energy required for a chemical reaction to occur.

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How do enzymes affect activation energy?

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Enzymes lower the activation energy needed for a reaction to occur.

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What is a substrate in relation to enzymes?

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The reactant molecule that an enzyme acts upon.