food Flashcards

1
Q

name the three chemical elements that are present in all carbohydrates

A

carbon
nitrogen
hydrogen

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2
Q

give the general formula for carbohydrates

A

Cx(H20)y

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3
Q

name the smallest unit of a carbohydrates

A

monosaccharides

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4
Q

name the type of carbohydrate formed when many of the smallest units of a carbohydrate bind together

A

polysaccharide

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5
Q

give one structural role of carbohydrates in living organisms

A

makes up cell wall

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6
Q

state one dietary source of carbohydrates

A

bread

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7
Q

give one example of a structural polysaccharides

A

cellulose

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8
Q

identify a non metallic element, other than C,H,O and H, sometimes found in protein

A

phosphorus

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9
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name the molecular sub units that combine together to for protein

A

amino acids

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10
Q

name one eater soluble vitamin present in food

A

vitamin c

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11
Q

name one disorder associated with a deficiency of a named vitamin

A

vitamin c - scurvy

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12
Q

how many common amino acids are found in proteins

A

20

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13
Q

name any one fibrous protein

A

myosin

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14
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give one metabolic role of proteins in living organisms

A

enzymes

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15
Q

give one good source of protein in the diet

A

meat

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16
Q

identify one difference between fats and oils at room temperature

A

fats are solid
oils are liquids

17
Q

identify one difference between a triglyceride and a phospholipid

A

triglycerides have three fatty acids
phospholipids have two fatty acids

18
Q

identify one metabolic role for lipids in cells

19
Q

name one fat soluble vitamin present in food

20
Q

name one disorder associated with a named vitamin(vitamin d)

A

vitamin d - rickets

21
Q

name one element present in dissolved salts in food

22
Q

give one example of a trace element in the human diet

23
Q

name the basic unit that makes up lipids

A

triglyceride

24
Q

respiration is an example of a metabolic pathway in organisms. wha type of ,metabolic pathway is in question

25
what is meat by the term polysaccharide
more than two sugar units
26
name a storage polysaccharide found in animals
glycogen
27
state the two reasons why food is required by all living organisms
energy growth
28
what is the ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen atoms in carbohydrates
2:1
29
name a test or give the chemicals used to demonstrate the presence of protein in a food sample
biuret
30
where in the human body would you expect to find the fibrous protein
muscles
31
give a role of a named mineral which is required by plants
magnesium forms chlorophyll
32
state two reasons why water is required by living organisms
transportation most things dissolve in water
33
name the metallic element present in haemoglobin
iron
34
which type of biomolecule may be identified by the use of Benedicts solution
reducing sugar
35
where would you expect to find phospholipids in human cells
cell membrane
36
what is the approximate percentage of water in a human cell
70%
37
name a catholic process that produces these simplest units
digestion
38
which carbohydrate is always found in DNA
deoxyribose
39
explain the term metabolism
chemical reactions in an organism