Catalysts are used to ____ __ a reaction to increase the rate at which a product is made or to make a process ________. They are not normally ___ __ in a reaction and they work by lowering the ______ energy needed for the reaction, providing a different _______ for the reaction to follow.
An example of a catalyst is a biological catalyst called an _______.
Words – activation, enzyme, speed up, used up, cheaper, pathway