B3 - Organisation and the digestive system Flashcards
1
Q
All things are made up of…
A
basic building blocks called cells
2
Q
similar cells sometime work together to…
A
form tissues
3
Q
tissues have
A
specific functions
4
Q
organs are made up of
A
different types of tissue grouped together to perform specific functions
5
Q
organs work together in
A
organ systems to perform a particular function in the body
6
Q
organ systems work together to
A
form whole organisms
7
Q
different types of carbohydrates include
A
simple sugars and complex carbs
8
Q
an example of a simple sugar is
A
glucose
9
Q
an example of a complex carb is
A
starch
9
Q
proteins are made up of
A
long chains of amino acids
10
Q
lipids are made up of
A
fatty acids and glycerol
10
Q
fats and oils are
A
lipids
11
Q
Test for sugar and colour change
A
- Benedict’s solution
- orginally blue
- goes brick-red after heating if sugar is present
- (other colours are possible depending on amount of sugar - yellow, green, orange, brown)
12
Q
test for starch and colour change
A
- iodine
- orginally orange-brown
- changes to blue-black if starch is present
13
Q
test for protein and colour change
A
- biuret solution
- originally blue
- turns purple if protein is present
