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Type of reaction that requires a net imput of energy
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Endergonic reaction
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Endergonic reaction starts with energy ____ reactants and yields energy ____ products
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Poor : Rich
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Type of reaction where the reactant's covalent bonds contain more energy than the products, releasing energy or heat.
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Exergonic reaction
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Exergonic reaction starts with energy ____ reactants and yields energy ____ products, due to energy being released
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Rich : Poor
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Amount of energy that reactants need. Must be absorbed to begin the reaction.
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Activation energy
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Enzymes are a type of ____ that ____ the amount of activation energy needed, but are not changed themselves by the reaction
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Protein : Decrease
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Without enzymes, many ____ processes would be too slow to sustain life.
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Metabolic
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Reactant molecule the enzyme acts on
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Substrate
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Small area on the enzyme that binds and reacts with the substrate
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Active site
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An enzyme's active site is specific for how many substrate(s)?
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One
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