Energy and Biochemical Reactions

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Enzymes play a crucial role in biochemical reactions like photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

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Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up reactions.

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Five factors affect the rate of chemical reactions.

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Factors include temperature, concentration, surface area, catalysts, and pressure.

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Vocabulary: Metabolism

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The sum of all chemical reactions in a living organism.

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Vocabulary: Chemical reactions

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Processes that involve the transformation of substances.

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Vocabulary: Catabolic

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Reactions that break down molecules, releasing energy.

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Vocabulary: Anabolic

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Reactions that build up molecules, requiring energy.

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Vocabulary: Activation energy

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The minimum energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.

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Vocabulary: Reactant (substrate)

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The starting materials in a chemical reaction.

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Vocabulary: Product

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The substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

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Vocabulary: Endothermic

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Reactions that absorb energy from the surroundings.