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3.1.8 Inorganic Ions Flashcards

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1
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Inorganic ions are ions that don’t contain…

A

Carbon

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2
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True or false, there are a few exceptions of inorganic ions that contain carbon

A

True

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3
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Inorganic ions each have a specific role depending on their…

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Properties

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4
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2 parts of organisms where inorganic ions can be found are in… and…

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Solution in the cytoplasm of cells
In bodily fluids

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2 parts of organisms where inorganic ions can be found are in bodily fluids and in..

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Solution in the cytoplasm of cells

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2 parts of organisms where inorganic ions can be found are in solution in the cytoplasm of cells and in…

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Bodily fluids

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7
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…determines whether an inorganic ion is found in high or low concentrations

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An inorganic ion’s role (and its role depends on its properties)

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Haemoglobin is made up of 4…

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Polypeptide chains

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9
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Haemoglobin is a large p….

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Protein

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Haemoglobin is a large…that carries oxygen around the body

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Protein

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Haemoglobin is made up of 4 polypeptide chains, each with an…. ion in its centre

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Iron

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12
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What part of Haemoglobin binds to oxygen

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Iron ion

(There are 4 iron ions per Haemoglobin as each Haemoglobin is made up of 4 polypeptide chains and each polypeptide chain has an iron ion in its centre)

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13
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The…of hydrogen ions in the environment determine PH

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Concentration

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14
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4 key inorganic ions (ions that don’t contain carbon) that I need to learn are…

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Iron ions
Hydrogen ions
Sodium ions
Phosphate ions

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The more H+ ions that are present (higher concentration), the… the PH

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Lower
(Which makes the environment more acidic)

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Hydrogen ions are important because their concentration determines the … of an environment and PH affects enzyme- controlled reactions

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PH

17
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True or false, PH affects enzyme controlled reactions

A

True
(And PH is determined by concentration of hydrogen ions)

18
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Sodium ions help…and…to cross the cell membrane

A

Glucose
Amino acids

19
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Name for where sodium ions help amino acids and glucose to cross cell membranes in order to enter the cell

A

Co transport

20
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Co transport is where…

A

Sodium ions help amino acids and glucose to cross the cell membrane in order to enter the cell

21
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…ions play a key role in co transport as they help amino acids and glucose to cross the cell membrane in order to enter the cell

A

Sodium

22
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…ions play a key role in co transport as they help amino acids and glucose to cross the cell membrane in order to enter the cell

A

Sodium

23
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In ATP, the bonds between phosphate groups store…

A

Energy

24
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Phosphate groups make up DNA, RNA and…

A

ATP

25
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Phosphate groups make up DNA, … and ATP

A

RNA

26
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Phosphate groups make up …, RNA and ATP

A

DNA

27
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6 most common elements in living organisms

A

Oxygen
Carbon
Hydrogen
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
Sulphur

28
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An inorganic ion’s role depends on its…

A

Properties

29
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Chemical formula of iron ion in Haemoglobin (found in centre of polypeptide chains)

A

Fe^2+

30
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Fe^2+ vs Fe^3+ when looking at role of iron ions in Haemoglobin

A

Fe^2+ ions are found in the centre if the polypeptide chains in the Haemoglobin and bind to oxygen
Once bonded to oxygen, Fe^2+ temporarily becomes Fe^3+until oxygen is released

31
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In the Haemoglobin, the …temporarily becomes ….when it binds to oxygen (until the oxygen is released)

A

Fe^2+
Fe^3+

32
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In the Haemoglobin, the …temporarily becomes ….when it binds to oxygen (until the oxygen is released)

A

Fe^2+
Fe^3+

33
Q

When a phosphate ion is attached to another molecule it’s known as a…

A

Phosphate group

34
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Phosphate groups in DNA and RNA allow nucleotides to join up to form…

A

Polynucleotides

35
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Phosphate groups in DNA and RNA allow …to join up to form polynucleotides

A

Nucleotides

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