B3 Flashcards
What is a tissue?
A tissue is a group of cells with similar structures working togther.
What is an organ?
Organs are collections of tissue. Each organ contains several tissues all working together to perform a specific function.
What is an organ system?
A whole multicellular organism is made up of a number of organ system working together. Organ system are group of organs that all working together to perform specific function.
The digestive system?
The digestive system is an example of an organ system in which several organs work together to digest and absorb food.
What does protease break food down into?
Protease break down proteins to amino acids.
What does carbohydrase break down food into?
Carbohydrase break down carbohydrates to simple sugars. Amylase is a carbohydrates which breaks down starch.
What does lipase break down food into?
Lipase break down lipids (fats) to glycerol and fatty acids.
Where is bile made?
Bile is made in the liver and stored in the gall blade?r
Why is bile made in the liver an alakli?
It is an alakaline to neutalise hydrochloric acid from the stomach.
What is another job of bile?
It emulsifies fat to form small droplets which increase surface area.
What are enzymes?
Enzymes control the rate of chemical reactions. They are special biological catalysts that speed up the rate of reaction.
What are enzymes made up of?
Enzymes are made up of large protein molecules.
Why is the shape of an enzyme vital for the enzyme to function?
The shape of an enzyme is vital for the enzyme to function. The long chains of amino acids are folded to produce a molecule with an active site that has a unique shape so it can bind to a specific substrate molecule.
What is the lock and key therory?
The substrate of the reaction to be catalysed fits into the active site of the enzyme.
What happens when the enzyme and catalyst are in place?
Once it is in place,the enzyme and substrate bind together.
How do enzymes join together?
Enzymes can join small molecules together as well as break up larger ones.
Do enzymes change the rate of reaction?
Enzymes do not change a reaction in any way,they just make it happen faster.
What do enzymes control?
Enzymes control the metabolism
What do enzymes build up?
They build larger molecules from lots of smaller ones. This includes building starch,glycogen or cellulose from glucose,lipids from fatty acids or proteins from amino acids.
Do all enzymes work best around 40 degrees?
Not all enzymes work best at around 40 degrees bacteria living in hot springs up at 80 degrees and higher. On the other hand, some bacteria that live in the very cold,deep sea have enzymes that work effectively at 0 degrees and below.
How does the shape of the active site come from?
The shape of an enzyme come from forces between the different part of protein molecules.
Does a change in pH affect these forces?
Yes as a change in pH affects these forces and changes the shape of the molecule.
When an enzyme change is it a catlyst.
When an enzyme changes active site the enzyme no longer acts as a catlyst.
Do all pH’s work at the same level.
Differnt enzymes work best at differnt pH levels. A change in pH can stop them working completely.
Where are digestive enzymes produced?
They are produced by specialised cells in galnd and pancreases and lining of your digestive system.
What is your digestive system?
Your digestive system is a hollow,muscular tube that squeezes your food. It helps breaks up your food into small pieces that have a large surface area
Do all enzymes in the body work efficiently in the same ph level
No as the mouth and small intenstine are slightly alkaline,while the stomach has a low,acidic pH value.
What is the name of enzymes that break down carbohydrates?
Enzymes that break down carbohydrates are called carbohydrase.
What is starch broken down into you?
It is broken down into sugars in the mouth and small intenstines
What enzyme catalyses this reaction?
Amalyase catalyses this reaction.
Whre is amalyse produced?
Amalyase is produced in your salviary glands and pancreas and small intestine.
Whre is most starch digested?
Most starch is digested in the small intenstine.