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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Which elements make up 98.5% of the body?

A 
Oxygen 
Carbon 
Hydrogen 
Nitrogen 
Calcium 
Phosphorus
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2
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Which elements make up .8% of the body?

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Sulfur 
Potassium 
Sodium 
Chlorine 
Magnesium 
Iron
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3
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Definition of an atom

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Individual unit of an element

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4
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What subatomic particles are within the nucleus?

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Protons and neutrons

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5
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Subatomic particles with one atomic mass unit

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Protons and neutrons

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6
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Where do electrons reside?

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Electron cloud/shell

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7
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Subatomic particle with a positive charge

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Proton

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8
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Subatomic particle with a neutral charge

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Neutron

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9
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Subatomic particle with a negative charge

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Electron

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10
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What is the valence shell of an atom?

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Outer most electron shell

Creates atomic bonds that hold different atoms together

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11
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What is different about each isotope of an element?

A

Different number of neutrons

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12
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What subatomic particle is the same in an isotope?

A

Protons

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13
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How are isotopes related to radioactivity?

A

Release energy or particles in order to become more stable

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14
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How does ionizing radiation damage other atoms?

A

Remove an electron from the valance shell

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15
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Different types of ionizing radiation

A 
Ultraviolet
X-rays
Alpha particles
Beta particles - electron
Gamma rays
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16
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What is the composition of an alpha particle?

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Two protons and two neutrons

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17
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What is the composition of a beta particle?

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An electron

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18
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What is an atoms physical half life?

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Time for half of radioactive atoms to lose their radiation and become stable

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19
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What is an atoms biological half-life?

A

Time for half of radioactive compound to be excreted by the body

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20
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What are electrolytes?

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Substances that become ions when added to water

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21
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How are electrolytes related to electricity?

A

They conduct electricity

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22
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What is a free radical?

A

An atom or molecule with an uneven number of electrons

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23
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When are super oxide anions formed?

A

By product of ATP

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24
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How are antioxidants and free radicals related?

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Antioxidants are chemicals that can neutralize free radicals

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25
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What is the function of the enzyme super oxide dimutase?

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To convert super oxide anions to oxygen and hydrogen peroxide

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26
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When atoms are joined together by bonds what is formed?

A

Molecules or compounds

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27
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Why is molecular oxygen not a compound?

A

They are the same type of atom - they are a molecule

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28
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How are molecules that are isomers similar to each other?

A

Same formula

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29
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How are molecules that are isomers different from each other?

A

Different bonding pattern creates different molecular structure

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30
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What is a molecules molecular weight measuring

A

All of the protons and neutrons

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31
Q

Explain why the bond holding NaCl together is an ionic bond

A

It is a charge bond

Anions attracted to cations

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32
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Explain when NaCl will become an electrolyte

A

When it disassociates in water

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33
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What creates covalent bonds between atoms of most molecules?

A

Shared electrons

Strongest type of bond

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34
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What makes a covalent bond, a polar covalent bond?

A

Unequal sharing of electrons

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35
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When two atoms form a polar covalent bond which atom will become partially negatively charged?

A

The atom with a smaller positive charge

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36
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Why are two separate molecules required to create a hydrogen bond?

A

A positively charged hydrogen atom will attract another negatively charged molecule

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37
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What type of bond holds the molecules of water together?

A

Hydrogen bond

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38
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Hydrophobic

A

Unable to dissolve in water

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39
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Hydrophilic

A

Dissolves in water

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40
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What types of solutes are dissolved in solutions?

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Solutes are very small - less than 1 nanometer

Saline solution and serum glucose

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41
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What types of solutes are dissolves in colloids?

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Large solutes - 1 to 100 nanometers

Proteins in the serum or body fluid

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42
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What type of solutes are found in suspensions?

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Very large solutes - greater than 100 nanometers

Blood cells and lipids in blood

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43
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The pH scale is the measurement of the concentration of what?

A

H+ (no electrons)

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44
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What is added to a solution to decrease the pH?

A

Adding a solute that will release H+ (giving one proton with no electrons)

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45
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What is added to a solution to increase the pH?

A

A solute with a negative charge

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46
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PH scale for an acid

A

1-6

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47
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PH scale for neutral

A

7

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48
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PH scale for basic

A

8-14

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49
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Acids are considered what?

A

Proton donors

50
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Bases are considered what?

A

Proton acceptors

51
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What is the pH of distilled water?

52
Q

In a 5% solution, what is the 5%?

A

5% of the volume is taken up by the solute

53
Q

What is molarity?

A

Number of molecules per volume of solution

54
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Are military of a solution and the solution to milliequivalents per liter equal?

55
Q

Potential energy of food

A

Potential energy can be converted by breaking bonds

56
Q

Kinetic energy of food

A

Breaking the bonds to capture kinetic energy

57
Q

The process of translation requires what and produces what?

A

Requires kinetic energy, produces potential energy

58
Q

What kind of reactions are catabolic reactions?

A

Decomposition reactions

59
Q

What kind of reactions are anabolic reactions?

A

Synthesis reactions

60
Q

Dehydration synthesis is what kind of reaction?

A

Anabolic reaction

61
Q

Hydrolysis is what kind of reaction?

A

Catabolic reaction

62
Q

To increase the rate of a reversible reaction, _______

A

Increase the concentration of reactants

63
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To decrease the rate of a reversible reaction, ______

A

Decrease the concentration of reactants

64
Q

Why are enzymes called biological catalysts?

A

They increase the rate of reaction

65
Q

What occurs during oxidation?

A

Loss of electrons

66
Q

What type of chemical will cause oxidation to occur?

A

Oxidizing agents

67
Q

What orcas during reduction?

A

Gain of electrons

68
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What does a reducing agent do?

A

Accept electrons

69
Q

Functional groups

A 
Hydroxyl
Methyl
Carboxyl
Amino
Phosphate
70
Q

Hydroxyl

71
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Methyl

72
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Carboxyl

73
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Amino

74
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Phosphate

75
Q

Formula for any carbohydrate

76
Q

Monosaccharide

A

Single sugar units

77
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Disaccharide

A

Two sugars joined by a covalent bond

78
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Oligosaccharide

A

Short chains of monomers

3-4

79
Q

Polysaccharide

A

Complex long chains of monomers

80
Q

Sugar vs Monomer

A

Sugar - monosaccharide

Monomer - single sugars (covalently bond together)

81
Q

What term describes how carbohydrates react to water?

A

Hydrophilic

82
Q

5 primary types of lipids

A 
Fatty acids
Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Eicosanoids
Steroids
83
Q

What term describes how lipids react to water?

A

Hydrophobic

84
Q

Lipid hydrogen to oxygen ratio

85
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4 parts of a phospholipid

A

Nitrogen containing group
Phosphate group
Glycerol
Fatty acid tails

86
Q

What type of phospholipid is prostaglandin?

A

Eicosanoids

87
Q

What part of a cell contains the molecules that are used to create prostaglandin?

A

Part of a membrane phospholipid

88
Q

What is the function of cholesterol molecules Inc. in cell membranes?

A

They are necessary for a membrane fluidity

89
Q

Hormone molecules created from cholesterol molecules

A

Steroid hormones

90
Q

Monomers used to create protein molecules

A

Amino acids

91
Q

Covalent bond that holds amino acids together in a protein

A

Peptide bond

92
Q

Size of oligopeptides

A

10-15 amino acids

93
Q

Size of polypeptides

A

15-50 amino acids

94
Q

Size of proteins

A

More than 50 amino acids

Macromolecule

95
Q

part of an amino acid most important for determining the proteins final structure

A

Side group

96
Q

Characteristic shape of proteins

A

Large, globular

97
Q

Levels of protein structure

A

Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

98
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Primary protein structure

A

Sequence of amino acids

99
Q

Secondary protein structure

A

Helical coils and sheets

Amino acid side group interactions

100
Q

Tertiary protein structure

A

Interactions of coils and sheets

101
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Quaternary protein structure

A

Multiple primary structures

102
Q

Examples of structural proteins

A

Keratin & collagen

103
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Proteins in form of signals

104
Q

Proteins in form to receive cellular signals

105
Q

Proteins in form responsible for catalysis in cellular metabolism

106
Q

Examples of proteins involved in the movement of body

A

Motor proteins - Vesicles & Cilia

Actin & Myocin - make muscles shorten

107
Q

Necessity for cell adhesion proteins is because

A

Proteins bind cells together - tissue layers

108
Q

How enzyme active sites are involved in lowering activation energy of anabolic and catabolic reactions

A

Lowering energy needed for the reaction

109
Q

Reasons for enzymes not being changed by the reaction they catalyze

A

Enzymes can be used over and over

110
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Function of cofactors

A

Metals necessary to active sites

111
Q

Function of coenzymes

A

Complex organic structures necessary for active sites

112
Q

How is a cofactor different than a coenzyme

A

Cofactors move electron density around

113
Q

Three parts of a nucleotide

A

Nitrogen containing base
Five carbon monosaccharide
One or more phosphate groups

114
Q

Nucleotide important for every process in the human body

115
Q

Phosphorylation

A

Adding a phosphate group

116
Q

Function of kinase

A

Perform phosphorylation

117
Q

Monomers of DNA

A

A, T, C, G - nucleotides

118
Q

Monomers of RNA

A

A, U, C, G - nucleotides

119
Q

5-carbon sugar of DNA

A

Deoxyribose

120
Q

5-carbon sugar of RNA

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