Enzyme Crossword

7. The part of the catalyst where chemical reactions occur
8. The result of two reactants
11. the amount of power acquired that will initiate chemical reactions
13. A molecule that is a necessary participant in some enzyme reactions
14. Molecules bind with active sites of an enzyme, which results in a change in the site
15. "Children have larger thyroid glands than adults, which is why they have a higher ________"
16. The protein that acts as a catalyst and reduces the amount of energy needed in a chemical reaction

1. The reactant enzymes act on
2. Located by your trachea, it is a structure which secretes hormones necessary for metabolism to occur
3. An analogy which describes how each enzyme has a specific shape complimentary to the active site where substrate molecules bind
4. Our body cannot produce these catalysts, but we need them in our diet. They come in varieties of the alphabet.
5. A substance which enters the active site of the substrate it mimics and reduces the activity of the enzyme
6. A chemical reaction which changes a molecule's shape, thus impairing its functions
9. Without ________, insufficient metabolism will occur in body cells
10. The enzyme's active site changes in shape so that substrates can bind more easily; change is caused by the entry of the substrate
12. The protein part of a catalyst that give them their specificity