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Nutrients

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  • The chemical building blocks our bodies need to live, grow, and repair themselves
  • Provide energy
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Macronutrients

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  • Nutrients the organisms must ingest in large amounts to maintain health
  • Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids (fats)
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Energy

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  • The ability to do work
  • Powers out activities
  • Helps build complex muscles
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Forms of Energy

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  • Heat: kinetic energy generated by random movement of molecules or atoms; can be transferred from one body to another
  • Kinetic: object in motion
  • Potential: stored energy; has the potential to become kinetic energy
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List the three macromolecules we eat and then use to fuel the production of ATP

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  • Carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Lipids (fats)
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Define metabolism

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All the chemical reactions occurring in the body

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Anabolism

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build new structures from smaller subunits (use energy)

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Catabolism

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break down larger structures into smaller ones (release energy)

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Enzymes (how do they facilitate reactions?)

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  • Protein that catalyzes (speeds up) a chemical reaction
  • Enzymes reduce activation energy for chemical reactions, so they happen much quicker
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Dietary micronutrients

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  • Minerals: inorganic elements required by organisms for normal growth, reproduction, and tissue maintenance; act as cofactors
  • Vitamins: organic molecules required in small amounts for normal growth, reproduction, and tissue maintenance; act as coenzymes
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Balanced diet

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  • Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains make up the largest portion of our diet
  • This kind of diet provides the macro and micro nutrients that we need
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Energy and its three forms

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  • Potential: stored energy; has the potential to become kinetic energy
  • Kinetic: object in motion
  • Heat: kinetic energy generated by random movement of molecules or atoms; can be transferred from one body to another
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Conservation of energy

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How is energy created?
- Energy is neither created nor destroyed
How does energy get conserved?
- Through heat
How does energy get transformed?
- From kinetic to potential
Is some energy lost?
- no

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What are autotrophs?

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Capture and transform energy of sunlight by photosynthesis (producers)

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What are heterotrophs?

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Obtain energy by eating other organisms (consumers)

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What are fossil fuels?

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Non-renewable energy sources made from decomposing plants and animals

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What are biofuels?

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Renewable fuels made from living organisms

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Awareness of fuel usage:

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fossil fuels are limited and take millions of years to replenish, they harm the environment

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Creation of new methods to make fuel:

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when plants and algae products are converted to fuel and burned, they release CO2, which is the same CO2 they took up by photosynthesis

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Which macromolecules are used to carry out metabolic activities?

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  • Carbohydrates
  • Proteins
  • Lipids(fats)
21
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What is ATP?

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energy

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ATP Chemical formula

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ADP + Pi + energy = ATP

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Which organelle forms the ATP molecule in eukaryotic (human) cells?

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mitochondria

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What happens to the subunits of macromolecules in the creation of ATP?

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Blood transports excess CO2 to the lungs and H2O to the kidneys

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What important cell functions are involved in ATP usage?

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Cellular respiration, cellular transport

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What is Aerobic (cellular) respiration?

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3 stage process that occurs in the presence of oxygen to convert stored food energy into ATP

27
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Aerobic respiration occurs in the presence of which specific substance?

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oxygen

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How do cells get the essential molecules for aerobic respiration?

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Blood transports glucose from food and oxygen from the lungs

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What is the formula for aerobic respiration?

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C6H12O6 + O2 = ATP + CO2 + H2O

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Glycolysis: what is it, what happens, where does it occur?

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Step 1: breaks down glucose into pyruvate, occurs in cytoplasm

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Citric acid cycle: what is it, where does it occur?

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Step 2: helps extract energy from food, occurs in the mitochondria

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Electron Transport Chain: what is it, what is created, where does it occur?

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Step 3: NAD+ molecules bring electrons to the inner membrane of the mitochondria where an oxygen will accept it and combine with hydrogen to form water, occurs in mitochondria

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How many ATP are produced in each step?

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Step 1: 2 ATP
Step 2: 2 ATP
Step 3: 26-28 ATP

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Which cells in the human body need more ATP as compared to others?

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muscle cells

35
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What is fermentation?

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What happens when oxygen is scarce

36
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What products are created in fermentation?

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Lactic acid, alcohol, 2 ATP

37
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What is glycogen? Where is it found in animals? What is it used for?

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  • A complex carbohydrate, which is made up of linked chains of glucose molecules
  • Muscle and liver cells
  • Short-term energy storage
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What are triglycerides? Where are they found in animals? What is it used for?

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  • A type of lipid found in fat cells
  • Fat cells
  • Long-term energy storage
39
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How many calories/gram are produced using the three different biological molecules as fuel?

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  • Carbohydrates: 4 calories/gram
  • Lipids: 9 calories/gram
  • Proteins: 4 calories/gram
40
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Differentiate between calorie and Calorie.

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  • calorie: scientific unit of energy
  • Calorie: displayed on all nutrition labels (equal to 1000 calories, or 1 kcal)
41
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What happens if there is excess energy in the human body?

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Weight loss

42
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What is BMI (Body Mass Index)- ranges for healthy, overweight, and obese individuals?

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  • Estimates body fat based on height and weight
  • Overweight: 25-29
  • Obese: >30
  • Extremely obese: >40
  • Healthy: 19-24
  • Underweight: <18
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How do you think obesity will affect a human body?

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Increase the risk of disease and health issues

44
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What is NEAT?

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Non exercise Activity Thermogenesis

45
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What activities in everyday life can be termed NEAT activities?

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Yard work, shopping, walking a dog

46
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How can one maintain a balance between food intake and burning calories?

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A healthy diet with an activity to burn calories

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