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Humans as Organisms 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is the role of carbohydrates in the body?

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Provide a quick form of energy

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What is the role of protein in the body?

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Growth, building and repairing body tissues and muscles

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What is the role of fats in the body?

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Provides a store of energy and insulation from the cold

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What is the role of vitamin A in the body?

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Important for your eyesight

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What is the role of vitamin D in the body?

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important to help you have strong bones and teeth

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Why is Iron important in the body?

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To stop you feeling tired and help make your red blood cells

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Why is calcium important in the body?

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For strong bones and teeth

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Why is fibre important in your body?

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It helps your digestion

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9
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What disease can you get if you dont have enough vitamin C?

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Scurvy

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10
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What disease can you get if you dont have enough vitamin D?

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Rickets

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What disease can you get if you dont have enough Iron?

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Anaemia

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12
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What disease can you get if you dont have enough protein?

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Kwashiorkor

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13
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What is anorexia?

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When you dont eat enough food and become too skinny

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What is obesity?

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when you eat too much food and become too fat

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What is digestion?

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When you break down the big molecules in food into smaller molecules which your body can absorb

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Why is digestion important?

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The large molecules of food are insoluble and need to be made into smaller molecules which are soluble

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What does insoluble mean?

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It cant dissolve in water

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18
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What does soluble mean?

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It can dissolve in water

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Where do the small molecules of food get absorbed in the body and where do they go?

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They are absorbed in the small intestine lining and go into the blood

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20
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Where is saliva produced?

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In the mouth

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21
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What is faeces?

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Poo - undigested food that is removed from the body

22
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Where is faeces excreted / egested (removed from the body)?

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The anus

23
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How does food go from the mouth to the stomach?

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It goes through the oesophagus

24
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Where is water removed from undigested food?

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The large intestine

25
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Which digestive organ has a strong acid inside it?

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The stomach

26
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Where is faeces stored?

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In the rectum

27
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What does liver do?

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produces bile which you need for digestion

28
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What does the gallbladder do?

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It stores bile

29
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What do the small intestines do?

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Digest and absorb nutrients from food

30
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What does the pancreas do?

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Produces enzymes which help break down the large molecules into smaller ones which can be absorbed

31
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What does the stomach do?

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It is the start of chemical digestion with enzymes

32
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What are enzymes?

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they are biological catalysts - they can speed up reactions in a cell

33
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What shape are enzymes?

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Each enzyme is a specific shape and they can also fit a specific molecule and work on them

34
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What enzyme breaks down starch and carbohydrates?

A

amylase

35
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What enzyme breaks down protein?

A

protease

36
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What enzyme breaks down lipids (fats)?

A

lipase

37
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How can you test for proteins?

A

Sodium hydroxide turns purple

38
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How can you test for sugars?

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benedicts solution turns red

39
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How can you test for lipids?

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Ethanol test goes milky white

40
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How can you test for starch?

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Iodine test turns black

41
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How well does a human enzyme work at 10 degrees? why?

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Not very well because they are cold and can’t move very quickly to help the reaction

42
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How well does a human enzyme work at 70 degrees? why?

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It won’t work at all because it is too hot and the enzymes have broken and become denatured so they can’t help the reaction

43
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What temperature do human enzymes work best at? what is this called?

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It is very long, has a good blood supply and large surface area

44
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What temperature do human enzymes work best at? what is this called?

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They workbes t at body temperature - 37 degrees this is called the optimum temperature

45
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What are the two roles of bile?

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  1. Neutralises the stomach acid
  2. Breaks the fat droplets in smaller droplets to make it easier to digest
46
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What are the 7 food groups?

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Carbohydrates, protein, lipids, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water

47
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Examples of carbohydrates

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breads, pasta, potatoes, cereal

48
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Examples of Proteins

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meats, beans, fish, eggs,

49
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Examples of foods with lipids (fats)?

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Oil, dairy, nuts

50
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Examples of vitamins?

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A, B, C, D, E, K

51
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Examples of minerals?

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calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium

52
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Which foods are digested in the stomach?

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Proteins

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