Chemical Reactions - Enzymes Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• activation : energy input necessary to initiate a chemical reaction
• equilibrium : condition in which reactants and products of a chemical reaction are formed at the same rate.
• reactant : substance that is changed by a chemical reaction
• substrate : reactant that an enzyme acts on
• exothermic : chemical reaction that yields a net release of energy in the form of heat
• chemical reaction : process by which substances change into different substances through the breaking and forming of chemical bonds
• active : site on the enzyme where the substrate binds
• product : substance formed in a chemical reaction
• catalyst : substance that decreases activation energy and increases reaction rate in a chemical reaction
• enzyme : catalyst for chemical reactions which lower the activation energy and speed up the reaction
• bond : mount of energy needed to break a bond between two atoms or the amount energy released when a bond forms between two atoms
• endothermic : chemical reaction that requires a net input of energy