the Calvin cycle
A double-displacement reaction is characterized by the fact that bonds of the reactants are changed.
These are generally referred to as polymerization reactions. They may also be called condensation reactions sometimes.
Properties that describe chemical reactions are called reaction characteristics or reaction parameters. These include factors such as reaction rate, equilibrium position, enthalpy change, and activation energy. They help in understanding how reactions occur, their speed, and the conditions under which they take place. Additionally, properties like reactants, products, and catalysts also play crucial roles in defining chemical reactions.
Molecules or compounds that function to allow a reaction to take place but do NOT take place in the reaction itself are called catalysts. Biological catalysts made of proteins are called enzymes.
When a substance gains an electron or electrons, this is known as "reduction". For every reduction reaction, there is also an oxidation reaction. So, whatever substance "gave" the electrons, underwent oxidation.
The type of reaction that combines reactants to produce larger products is called synthesis. The opposite process of synthesis is decomposition.
A reaction releasing energy is called an exergonic reaction, so the opposite of the would be a reaction that needs energy to take place, called an endergonic reaction. These are also known as exothermic and endothermic reactions.
light reaction
exothermic reactions release energy, like a fire, which releases heat ( also endothermic reactions requires and takes/absorbs energy for its reaction like photosynthesis which requires sunlight)
DNA synthesis is also known as DNA replication.
combustion and single-replacement
This is called the light phase oh photosynthesis as opposed to the dark phase. During the light phase, photons excite enzymes on the thylakoid. Also can be known as Light-Dependent Reactions