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MrL Bio 6-2 Vocab
ch. 6, section 2 vocabulary
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Biology
10th Grade
10/05/2009

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substrate
Definition
reactants that bind to an enzyme
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enzyme
Definition
biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in biological processes
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catalyst
Definition
substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction
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activation energy
Definition
minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction
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reactant
Definition
the starting products of a reaction
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product
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the substance(s) formed from a reaction
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chemical reaction
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process by which atoms or groups of atoms in substances are reorganized into different substances
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active site
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the specific site where an enzyme binds to a substrate
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