| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The energy requires to start a reaction is called... | Activation energy | 88%
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| Organisms consume other organisms | Heterotrophs | 83%
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| Organisms that are able to use the Sun's energy to produce food for themselves | Autotrophs | 78%
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| The process where plants convert solar energy into chemical energy; an example of a metabolic pathway | Photosynthesis | 75%
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| When a compound is oxidized, another compound must be _____ | Reduced | 75%
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| All metabolic reactions are catalyzed by _____, which are specialized proteins within cells that lower the energy needed to activate a quicker reaction | Enzymes | 68%
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| Chemicals that speed up a chemical reaction but aren't used up in the reaction. | Catalysts | 65%
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| All the chemical reactions that occur within a cell to support and sustain life functions | Metabolism | 58%
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| Break down larger molecules and pathways into smaller ones; release energy. | Catabolic | 50%
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| The chemical potential energy available in molecules that are in their reduced form. | Reducing power | 48%
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| A reaction where an atom or molecule gains electrons; gains energy | Reduction | 48%
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| A controlled, step by step sequence of reactions that is catalyzed by enzymes in living cells to support and sustain life functions. | Metabolic pathway | 43%
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| A reaction where an atom or molecule loses electrons; loss of energy | Oxidation | 40%
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| Synthesize larger molecules and pathways from smaller ones; require energy | Anabolic | 35%
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| Photosynthesis is a ____ reaction. | Endothermic | 25%
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