Vocab

Question 1

amount of energy that is need for a reaction to happen

Answer 1

activation energy

Question 2

where the substrate fits in an enzyme

Answer 2

active site

Question 3

anything that speeds up a chemical reaction

Answer 3

catalyst

Question 4

a lipid containing a phosphate group and two fatty acid tails-phil

Answer 4

phospholipids

Question 5

enzyme doesn’t work because it changes it’s shape- the “lock and key” the lock changes

Answer 5

denatured

Question 6

how many water molecules are in a space

Answer 6

density

Question 7

the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water

Answer 7

hydrolysis

Question 8

a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, and lipid

Answer 8

macromolecules

Question 9

covalent chemical bond formed between two amino acid molecules.

Answer 9

peptide bond

Question 10

molecule has both a positively and negatively charged end

Answer 10

polarity

Question 11

a molecule which an enzyme acts upon

Answer 11

substrate