🩷 Unit 2: Chemical Reactions

Question 1

Chemical Reactions

Answer 1

process of making or breaking bonds between atoms

Question 2

Metabolism

Answer 2

sum of all chemical reactions

Question 3

Catabolism

Answer 3

breaking down molecules
(releases energy)

Question 4

Anabolism

Answer 4

building molecules (requires energy)

Question 5

What are the 4 types of chemical reactions?

Answer 5

Decomposition
Synthesis
Exchange
Reversible

Question 6

Decomposition

Answer 6

larger molecules broken into smaller molecules

Question 7

Hydrolysis

Answer 7

water is used to break a single molecule down into two smaller ones

Question 8

Synthesis

Answer 8

assembles smaller molecules into larger molecules

Question 9

Dehydration

Answer 9

water is removed to form larger molecules

Question 10

Exchange

Answer 10

atoms are shuffled using decomposition and synthesis

Question 11

Reversible

Answer 11

occur in both directions simultaneously within the body to maintain homeostasis

Question 12

What is a type of decomposition reaction?

Answer 12

Hydrolysis

Question 13

What is a type of synthesis reaction?

Answer 13

Dehydration