Chemical Reactions And Enzymes

Front 1

Define chemical reaction

Back 1

A process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals

Front 2

Explaine the changes in chemical reactions

Back 2

Chemical reactions always involve changes in chemical bonds. The breaking of bonds, or the formation of new bonds.

Front 3

Reactant

Back 3

The elements or compounds that enter into the reaction

Front 4

Products

Back 4

Elements or compounds produced by a reaction

Front 5

Explain how carbonic acid helps us get rid of CO2

Back 5

Carbonic acid enables the bloodstream to carry CO2 to the lungs. (CO2 is not very soluble in water)

Front 6

Describe how energy is released or absorbed in chemical reactions

Back 6

Bonds Break - Energy is released

Bonds Form - Energy is absorbed or used.

Front 7

Contrast chemical reactions that release and absorb energy.

Back 7

Reactions that release energy - spontaneous and fast

Reactions that absorb energy - need energy - slow

Front 8

Define activation energy

Back 8

The energy needed to get a reaction started (lighting match to paper)

Front 9

Explain the role of a catalyst

Back 9

A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction (Because of slowness or have too high activation energy for living tissue)

Front 10

Explain the purpose of enzymes

Back 10

Enzymes are biological catalysts. They are proteins

They lower activation energy

Front 11

Carbonic anhydrase

Back 11

speeds up CO2 reaction

Front 12

Explain this statement

Enzymes are specific

Back 12

Enzymes - speed up only one type of reaction

Name is usually derived from the reaction speeds up.