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Enzymes will make a reaction go _______ and use ______ energy.
faster; less
Enzymes are composed of what organic molecule?
Proteins
Any substance that is acted upon by an enzyme is called a(n)?
Substrate
What is the energy needed to start a chemical reaction referred to?
Activation energy
Where do substrates bind to an enzyme?
Active site
What is the purpose of an enzyme?
to speed up the reaction
Enzymes catalyze reactions by ___________ Activation Energy.
Lowering/Decreasing
After the enzyme and substrate bind together and perform the reaction, what does the substrate become?
A product
Enzymes provide a site where reactants called substrates can be brought together in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction. The site is called the _______.
active site
Enzymes are biological ________.
catalysts
In an enzyme - catalyzed reaction, the enzyme binds to the substrate to form an _____________.
enzyme-substrate complex
