B2- Organisation Flashcards
Order these in size from smallest to biggest Tissue Cell Organ system Organ
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ system
Define cell
Basic building blocks that make up all living organisms
Define differentiation
The process by which cells become specialised for a particular job
Define tissue
A group of similar cells that work together to form a particular function
Define organ
A group of different tissues that work together to form a similar function
Define organ system
A group of organs working together to perform a particular function
Define enzyme
Catalyst produced by living things and a protien
What does raising a temperature normally do to a chemical reaction
Speed it up
What does the glands do
Produce digestive juices
What function is the stomach and small intestines
Digest food
What does the liver produce
Bile
What does the small intestines absorb
Soluble food molecules
What does the large intestines absorb
Water from undigested food leaving faeces
Define catalyst
A substance which increases the speed of a reaction, without being changed or used up in the reaction
Enzymes are all small proteins. True/false
False, large
What are all enzymes made from
Chains of amino acids
Why do enzymes have a special shape
So they can catalyse reactions
What is the name of the diagram that shows an enzyme reaction
Lock and key
What is the word to use instead of the enzyme died
Denatured
What is the equation for the rate of the formula
1000/ time
What do digestive enzymes do
Break down big molecules
What do carbohydrases convert carbohydrates into
Simple sugars
What do proteases convert proteins
Amino acids
What do lipases convert lipids into
Glycerol and fatty acids