Chemical Reactions Flashcards
Our bodies maintain life by?
Controlling chemical reactions in our cells and tissues
Define Chemical Reaction:
Forming or Breaking chemical bonds
Define Reactants:
Reacting substances
Chemical Reactions neither?
Neither create or destroy atom, the # if atoms must be the same on both sides of arrows
Define Decomposition:
Breaking up a molecule into smaller fragments
AB—> A+B
Define Hydrolysis:
A type of decomposition involving water
AB + H2O—> AH + BOH
Define Catabolism:
Decomposition reactions in the body
Breaking bonds that release energy for work
Define Synthesis:
Forming larger molecules from smaller ones
A + B—-> AB
Define Dehydration Synthesis:
Forming a COMPLEX molecule by removing water
AH + BOH–> AB + H20
Define Anabolism:
Synthesis of more complex molecules
Creating chemical bonds requires energy
Two types of Chemical Reactions?
Decomposition and Synthesis
