Macromolecules & Enzymes Vocab

Single sugar (glucose)

Large more complex structures made of monomers (brick wall)

Mostly proteins that speed up biochemical reactions by lowering the activation energy

Slows down reactions

The amount of energy needed to make a chemical reaction start

Elements or compounds that engage in a chemical reaction ( substances changed)

Speed up reactions ( like enzymes)

Large organic molecules (carbon-containing) that make up all living things

Releases energy ( in the form of heat or light)

Changes one set of chemical into another, breaking and forming a bond between different substances