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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 major groups of organic compounds found in the body?

A

Carbohydrates, proteins lipids and nuclei acids

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2
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What does carbohydrate stand for?

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Carbo hydrate = sugar water

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3
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What makes a carb?

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Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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4
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What are the structural comps of a carbohydrate?

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Six carbon sub unit called monosaccharides

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5
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Name the 4 types of monosaccharides

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Glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose

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6
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What makes up sucrose?

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Fructose and glucose

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7
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What makes up maltose?

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glucose + glucose

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8
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What makes up lactose

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Glucose + galactose

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9
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What is a polysaccharide

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Complex carbohydrate that is made up of many monosaccharide units

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10
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What is an example of a polysaccharide?

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Glycogen, which is made up of many glucose

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11
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What is the 3 functions of carbohydrates?

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  1. Provide the body with energy
  2. Store energy in their bonds
  3. release energy when bonds are broken
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12
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Differentiating fats and oils

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Fats are solid at room temp while oils are liquid at room temperature
1st

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13
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What are the three types of lipids

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Triglyceride
Phospholipid
Cholesterol

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14
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What is the compartmental make up of the triglycerides

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1 glycerol and 3 fatty acid

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15
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Where is the energy stored in triglycerides?

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In the bonds

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16
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What is the compartmental make up of the phospholipid

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1 glycerol, 2 fatty acids and 1 phosphorous containing group

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17
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Which part of the phospholipid is hydrophilic

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The phosphorous containing group

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18
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Which part of the cell is the phospholipid important to?

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The cell membrane

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19
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What is the structure of cholesterol and explain it

A

They have a steroid structure

Core is 20 carbons bonded to from 4 fused rings

20
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What stabilizes the phospholipid tail in cellular membranes?

A

Cholesterol

21
Q

What type of hormone can cholesterol be converted into and give examples of it

A

Steroid hormone

Example: estrogen, testosterone and cortisone

22
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3 major functions of lipids

A

Energy source, structural role, integral part of cell membrane

23
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What is the most abundant organic compound?

A

Protein

24
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How big are are protein molecules and what are they made up of?

A

They are large and are made up of amino acids

25
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How many amino acids make up the human body and how many are essential?

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21 amino acids and 8 are essential

26
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What kind of bonds hold together amino acids?

A

Peptide bonds

27
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What major elements are proteins made up of?

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C,H,N, O

28
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How is the role of a protein determined?

A

It’s shape

29
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What are the two categories of proteins?

A

Structural and functional

30
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What do structural proteins do?

A

They form the structures of the body

31
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Which fibrous protein hold many tissue together

A

Collagen

32
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Which structural form tough waterproof outer layers

A

Keratin (finger nails)

33
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What is the function of functional proteins?

A

They participate in the body’s chemical reactions and processes

34
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Which 3 chemicals reactions and processes do functional proteins participate in?

A

1Hormones
2Cell membrane channels and receptors
3Enzymes

35
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All reactions in the body depend on ______

A

Enzymes

36
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What are enzymes?

A

Chemical catalyst that help chemical reactions occur

37
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What is meant by the “Lock and key Model”

A

Each enzyme fits a particular molecule that it acts on, the same way a key fits ad lock

38
Q

_________ are an important part of DNA and RNA

A

Nucleic acids

39
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What are nucleotide units made up of?

A

Sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base

40
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Name the 5 types of nitrogen bases

A 
adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Uracil (U)
cytosine (c)
Guanine (G)
41
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Ribose is to _____ as deoxyribose is to ________

A
  1. RNA

2. DNA

42
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What does DNA stand for and what is its function?

A

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Used a ‘working code” for assembling proteins

43
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What do collective nucleotide units form?

A

A gene

44
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What does RNA stand for and what is its function?

A

Ribonucleic acid

Used as temporary working copy of gene

45
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Overall what is the main purpose of nuclei acid?

A

They ultimately control body structure and function

46
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What is the energy currency of cells and where is the energy stored?

A

ATP and in its bonds

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