2c+d Flashcards
What chemical elements are present in carbohydrates?
Carbon
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Chemical elements present in lipids
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Chemical elements are present in proteins
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Sulfur
What are complex carbohydrates like starch and glycogen made up of?
Simple sugars
What are proteins made up of?
Proteins are made up of amino acids
What two molecules are lipids made of?
- Fatty acids
- Glycerol
What are enzymes?
- Biological catalysts
- increase rate of metabolic reactions
4 factors that affect an enzyme?
- Temperature
- pH
- Substrate concentration
- Enzyme concentration
Effect of temperature on the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction
- As the temperature increases, rate of reaction increases
- Onces the temperature exceeds optimum, the enzyme DENATURES and rate of reaction decreases
Why does the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction increase when temperature increases?
- As the temperature increases, particles have more KE
- this increases the frequency of succesful collisions, leading to a reaction
If temperature increases above the optimum, how does this affect enzyme function?
The enzyme denatures and the active site changes shape, so it will no longer fit the substrate
Describe the effect of pH on the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction
- the rate of an enzyme is fastest at the optimum pH
- if the pH is too high or low, the enzyme will work less efficient and it could denature at extremes of pH
Define diffusion
- net movement of molecules
- from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
- down their concentration gradient.
How does temperature affect the rate of diffusion?
- As temperature increases, particles will have more KE and move faster
- rate of diffusion increases
How does the concentration gradient affect the rate of diffusion?
- The greater the concentration gradient (the difference between two areas), the faster the rate of diffusion