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| A substance which speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed or used up. |
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| protein made by living cells that acts as a biological catalyst. |
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| type of molecule that enzymes are made of |
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| the substance that an enzyme works on |
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| reaction that turns large molecules into smaller molecule |
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| reaction that turns small molecules into larger molecules |
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| experiment done in an investigation done without the factor thought to cause the results |
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| factor that affects enzyme activity |
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| state of an enzyme that has been permanently damaged by being heated to temperatures over 40oC |
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| chemical use to test for starch (changes from brown to black if starch is present |
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| term to describe the ability of an enzyme to act on only ONE type of substrate |
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| idea (theory) that an enzyme and substrate molecules fit together because of their complementary shape |
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| variable that is changed in an investigation |
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| variable that is measured as the results in an investigation |
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| must be kept constant to get valid results |
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| increased by repeating experiments to get more than one set of results |
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| chemical process that releases energy from food using oxygen |
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| fuel food containing energy (raw material for respiration and product of photosynthesis ) |
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| gas needed for efficient release of energy from food during aerobic respiration and waste product of photosynthesis |
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| waste products of aerobic respiration and raw materials of photosynthesis |
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