chemical reactions and enzymes

Question 1

what are reactants?

Answer 1

compounds that enter a reaction

Question 2

what are products?

Answer 2

compounds produced in a reaction

Question 3

what is a condensation reaction?

Answer 3

two molecules joined together to form a larger molecule; water is released

Question 4

what is a hydrolysis reaction?

Answer 4

large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules; water is used up

Question 5

what is a catalyst?

Answer 5

substance that speeds up a chemical reaction

Question 6

what is an enzyme?

Answer 6

protein that acts as a catalyst to speed up a chemical reaction in cells

Question 7

all enzymes have _________ on their surface to which substrates bind.

Answer 7

active sites

Question 8

what is denaturing?

Answer 8

change in shape

Question 9

what factors affect enzyme activity?

Answer 9

temperature, PH, substrate concentration, enzyme concentration

Question 10

what is a chemical reaction?

Answer 10

process that changes one set of chemicals into another set