Enzymes & Chemical Reactions

Question 1

Chemical Reaction

Answer 1

A process which one or more substances are changed into others

Question 2

Reactants

Answer 2

Substance being broken down or combined

Question 3

Products

Answer 3

New substances formed in the reaction

Question 4

Conservation of matter

Answer 4

matter cannot be created or destroyed, only rearranged

Question 5

Conservation of energy

Answer 5

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred

Question 6

What is a catalyst?

Answer 6

Enzyme

Question 7

function of Catalysts

Answer 7

Substance that speeds up the rate of chemical reactions without being destroyed or changed. reaction will occur naturally. However, it will speed it up

Question 8

What are Enzymes?

Answer 8

biological catalysts

Question 9

Function of Enzymes?

Answer 9

Proteins that catalyze chemical reactions in cells.

Question 10

Activation energy

Answer 10

energy input needed for a reaction to begin

Question 11

How is activation energy lowered?

Answer 11

by enzymes

Question 12

Enzymes can…

Answer 12

1. break apart atoms within molecule
2. put atoms together to build molecules
3. rearrange atoms within molecules

Question 13

How can you determine enzymes?

Answer 13

sufix -ase

Question 14

Carbohydrate Enzyme

Answer 14

Amylase

Question 15

Lipid Enzyme

Answer 15

Lipase

Question 16

Protein Enzyme

Answer 16

Pepsin