Enzymes and Chemical Reactions

All of the chemical reactions within each cell of an organism.

• reproduction
• photosynthesis
• metabolism
• respiration

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The breaking and forming of bonds between different substances during chemical changes.

• chemical reaction
• bonding process
• molecular transformation
• substance alteration

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

Reactions that break down larger molecules into simpler compounds.

• Catabolic

• Anabolic

• combustion

• synthesis

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Reactions that build larger molecules from smaller ones.

• Anabolic

• Catabolic

• hydrolysis
• condensation

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The amount of energy needed to make a chemical reaction start.

• Nuclear energy

• enzyme energy

• Activation energy

• solar energy

Substance that is changed during a chemical reaction.

• product
• catalyst
• solvent
• reactant

Substance that is made during a chemical reaction.

• product
• reactant
• catalyst
• byproduct

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

A reaction that overall absorbs more energy (in the form of heat or light) than it releases.

• thermodynamic reaction
• spontaneous reaction
• endothermic reaction
• exothermic reaction

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

A reaction that overall releases more energy (in the form of heat or light) than it absorbs.

• exothermic
• exergonic
• thermodynamic
• endothermic

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

(Usually a protein) that speeds up a biochemical reaction by lowering its activation energy.

• catalyst
• substrate
• enzyme
• inhibitor