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Molecules which speed up chemical reactions in cells are called?
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Metabolism refers to all of what reactions that occur in cells?
All of chemical reactions in cells breakdown molecules and make molecules.
What of the functions in human cells involve chemical reactions?
Many functions in human cells involve chemical reactions, including metabolism, protein synthesis, DNA replication, and cell signaling. These chemical reactions are vital for maintaining cellular homeostasis, producing energy, synthesizing essential molecules, and carrying out various biological processes.
How do enzymes affect reactions in living cells?
Enzymes are biological molecules that catalyze (i.e., increase the rates of) chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates sufficient for life. Since enzymes are selective for their substrates and speed up only a few reactions from among many possibilities, the set of enzymes made in a cell determines which metabolic pathways occur in that cell. Enzymes are known to catalyze about 4,000 biochemical reactions.
What substances are responsible for accelerating chemical reactions in cells?
The substances which cause chemical reactions in a cell are protein catalysts called enzymes. Some cause reactions that would otherwise not occur and others speed reactions up. Carbon dioxide dissolves in water by itself but since this a dangerous substance to have in cells, there is a catalyst that dissolves it 300 times faster.
Where do chemical reactions occur in electrochemical cells?
Chemical reactions occur between the electrolyte and the electrodes in an electrochemical cell.
Molecules which speed up chemical reactions in cells are called what?
Enzymes
The diversity of chemical reactions occurring in a cell depends mostly on certain molecules present in the cells which are called?
enzymes
What is metabolism cell?
All of chemical reactions in cells breakdown molecules and make molecules.
Are Chemical reactions in cells faster than the same reactions outside cells?
True chemical reactions in cells are faster than the same reactions outside cells. The substance upon which an enzyme acts is called the substrate.
The energy stored in food molecules in living cells is gradually released in a series of linked chemical reactions called a?
ATP Generator
Metabolism refers to all of what reactions that occur in cells?
All of chemical reactions in cells breakdown molecules and make molecules.
Chemical reactions that occur in cells are called biochemical reactions?
yes. true.
Chemical reactions in cells are faster than the same reactions outside cells?
Chemical reactions in cells are faster than the same reactions outside cells.
What is defined as the chemical reactions that break down food molecules in cells to release energy?
Nutrition
What of the functions in human cells involve chemical reactions?
Many functions in human cells involve chemical reactions, including metabolism, protein synthesis, DNA replication, and cell signaling. These chemical reactions are vital for maintaining cellular homeostasis, producing energy, synthesizing essential molecules, and carrying out various biological processes.
What are two chemical reactions that are necessary to give cell energy?
This energy is derived from the chemical bond energy in food molecules, which thereby serve as fuel for cells. The first step is the enzymatic breakdown of food molecules in digestion, and the second step that converts glucose molecules is called glycolysis.
Are chemical reactions that occur in cells called biochemical reactions?
The generation of carbon dioxide and the composition of enzymes.
