Catalyst- chemical that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed from the reaction. Enzyme- substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a particular biochemical reaction. Hope it helps.
They are pretty much the cause and effect. The independent variable that is being changed in the experiment, so it is the cause. The dependant variable is the result of change the independant variable, so the effect.
A chemical reaction is the process in which atoms present in the starting substances rearrange to give new chemical combinations present in the substances formed by the reaction. These starting substances of a chemical reaction are called the reactants, and the new substances that result are called the products.