Biology Grade 10 Unit 3/ Chemical Reactions And Enzymes

Front 1

Type of reaction that requires a net imput of energy

Back 1

Endergonic reaction

Front 2

Endergonic reaction starts with energy ____ reactants and yields energy ____ products

Back 2

Poor : Rich

Front 3

Type of reaction where the reactant's covalent bonds contain more energy than the products, releasing energy or heat.

Back 3

Exergonic reaction

Front 4

Exergonic reaction starts with energy ____ reactants and yields energy ____ products, due to energy being released

Back 4

Rich : Poor

Front 5

Amount of energy that reactants need. Must be absorbed to begin the reaction.

Back 5

Activation energy

Front 6

Enzymes are a type of ____ that ____ the amount of activation energy needed, but are not changed themselves by the reaction

Back 6

Protein : Decrease

Front 7

Without enzymes, many ____ processes would be too slow to sustain life.

Back 7

Metabolic

Front 8

Reactant molecule the enzyme acts on

Back 8

Substrate

Front 9

Small area on the enzyme that binds and reacts with the substrate

Back 9

Active site

Front 10

An enzyme's active site is specific for how many substrate(s)?

Back 10

One