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2.4 Chemical Reactions and Enzymes
Lesson Objectives
Explain how chemical reactions affect chemical bonds.
Describe how energy changes affect how easily a chemical reaction will occur.
Explain why enzymes are important to living things.
Lesson Summary
Chemical Reactions Everything that happens in an organism is based on chemical reactions. A chemical reaction is a process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals.
The elements or compounds that enter into the reaction are the reactants.
The elements or compounds produced by the reaction are the products.
Chemical reactions involve changes in the chemical bonds that join atoms in compounds.
Energy in Reactions Some chemical reactions release energy; others absorb energy.
Chemical reactions that release energy often occur on their own.
Chemical reactions that absorb energy require a source of energy. The energy needed to get a reaction started is called the activation energy.
Enzymes An enzyme is a protein that acts as biological catalyst. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction. Catalysts work by lowering a reaction’s activation energy.
In an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, the reactants are known as substrates. Substrates bind to a part of an enzyme called the active site and remain bound to the enzyme until the reaction is complete, when the products are released.
Temperature, pH, and regulatory molecules can affect the activity of enzymes.
Chemical Reactions
1. What is a chemical reaction?
2. Complete the table about chemicals in a chemical reaction.
Chemicals in a Chemical Reaction
Chemicals
Definition
Reactants
Products
23
Name Class Date
Energy in Reactions
3. The graphs below show the amount of energy present during two chemical reactions. One of the reactions is an energy-absorbing reaction, the other is an energy-releasing reaction. Label...
2.4 Chemical Reactions and Enzymes
Lesson Objectives
Explain how chemical reactions affect chemical bonds.
Describe how energy changes affect how easily a chemical reaction will occur.
Explain why enzymes are important to living things.
Lesson Summary
Chemical Reactions Everything that happens in an organism is based on chemical reactions. A chemical reaction is a process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals.
The elements or compounds that enter into the reaction are the reactants.
The elements or compounds produced by the reaction are the products.
Chemical reactions involve changes in the chemical bonds that join atoms in compounds.
Energy in Reactions Some chemical reactions release energy; others absorb energy.
Chemical reactions that release energy often occur on their own.
Chemical reactions that absorb energy require a source of energy. The energy needed to get a reaction started is called the activation energy.
Enzymes An enzyme is a protein that acts as biological catalyst. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction. Catalysts work by lowering a reaction’s activation energy.
In an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, the reactants are known as substrates. Substrates bind to a part of an enzyme called the active site and remain bound to the enzyme until the reaction is complete, when the products are released.
Temperature, pH, and regulatory molecules can affect the activity of enzymes.
Chemical Reactions
1. What is a chemical reaction?
2. Complete the table about chemicals in a chemical reaction.
Chemicals in a Chemical Reaction
Chemicals
Definition
Reactants
Products
23
Name Class Date
Energy in Reactions
3. The graphs below show the amount of energy present during two chemical reactions. One of the reactions is an energy-absorbing reaction, the other is an energy-releasing reaction. Label...