Understanding Reaction Intermediates

To synthesize proteins

To break down glucose into pyruvates

To store energy in the form of ATP

To convert oxygen into carbon dioxide

Pyruvates

Glucose

Carbon dioxide

ATP

The final products of a reaction

The initial reactants of a reaction

Catalysts that speed up the reaction

Substances that appear and disappear during the reaction

By measuring the temperature

By using a microscope

Through experimentation

By direct observation

A river flowing into the sea

Water freezing into ice

A caterpillar transforming into a butterfly

A seed growing into a tree

By adding more reactants

By canceling out elements not in the final equation

By increasing the temperature

By using a catalyst

It is a final product

It is a reactant

It is an intermediate

It is a catalyst

It is a pathway that involves the breakdown of glucose

It is a way to produce oxygen

It is a method to synthesize glucose

It is a process to store energy

Euler, Mendeleev, and Pascal

Edison, Marconi, and Pasteur

Einstein, Maxwell, and Planck

Embden, Meyerhof, and Parnas

To increase the speed of reactions

To directly observe all reactions

To determine the presence of unseen intermediates

To create new elements