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M1:01 Biochemistry Flashcards

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What are nutrients used for

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  • they become part of the body, often after being digested they are rebuilt to form different parts of the organism- used to provide energy needed to drive metabolism
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What is meant by the term ‘metabolism’/

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the sum total of all the biochemical reactions taking place in the cells of an organism.

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What is energy needed for in the body?

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to drive metabolism

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Why are substances removed from the body ?

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if they cant be digested or taken part in metabolic processes.

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Give an example of how organisms are adapted to removed substances that cant be digested or taken part in metabolic processes.

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the human intestine is designed to work best when indigestible fibre is present

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Why is fibre an essential component for the diet

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As although it cant provide nutrients or energy- it eases the flow of materials through the gut by giving gut muscles a bulk to push against. -it removes some waste products such as excess bile salts

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What is a low fibre diet a risk factor for?

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a number of diseases including intestinal cancer and some other cancers.

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What is a risk factor?

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a factor that increases the chances of you getting a particular disease.

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What are the roles of carbohydrates?

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-energy storage and supply -structure (in some organisms)

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What are the roles of proteins?

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-structure-transport -enzymes -antibodies -most hormones

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What are the roles of lipids?

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-membranes-energy supply -thermal insulation-protective layers/padding- electrical insulation in neurones -some hormones

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What are the roles of vitamins and minerals?

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  • form parts of larger molecules and take part in some metabolic reactions-some act as coenzymes/ enzyme activators
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What are the roles of nucleic acids?

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-information molecules- carrys instructions for life.

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What are the roles of water?

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-takes part in many reactions- support in plants - solvent/medium for most metabolic reactions-transport.

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Which chemical group is fibre included within?

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carbohydrates

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What are the key biological molecules?

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carbohydrateslipidsproteins nucleic acids

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Name the main chemical elements found in biological molecules

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carbonoxygen hydrogennitrogen

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What percentage of the body is made up by carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen?

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99%

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Give 2 examples of more minor chemical elements that make up the biological molecules

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sulphur phosphorus

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Why is water sometimes described as a biological molecule?

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because of its importance for life.

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21
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What percentage of the body is made up of water?

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70%

22
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What percentage of the body is made up of chemicals

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30%

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What are the main chemicals found in the body, and what percentage do they make up?

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proteins- 15RNA - 6ions and small molecules - 4polysaccharides - 2phospholipids - 2DNA - 1

24
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What does biochemistry refer to?

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chemical reactions involving biological molecules

25
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What is a biochemistry technician responsible for in a pathology lab?

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measuring the level of enzymes in the blood of a patient who has suffered a heart attack

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Give an example of a biochemical reactions that takes place as part of metabolisms.

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catabolic reactions- breaking larger molecules into smaller ones.

27
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Give an example of a catabolic reaction

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digestion

28
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What is an anabolic reaction? and give an example of one

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building smaller molecules into larger oneseg muscle growth

29
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What is meant when its said that ‘carbon has a valency of 4’?

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it can form covalent bonds with 4 other atoms.

30
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Why is carbon a form of framework atom?

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because of its multiple bonding feature that is the basis of all biological molecules necessary for life.

31
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What are covalent bonds?

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bonds that are formed when electrons are shared between atoms that are very strong and covalently bonded atoms form new molecules.

32
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What does 1 methane molecule consist of?

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1 carbon atom covalently bonded to 4 hydrogen atoms.

33
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Give an example of when carbon forms a double bonds

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C=C double bonds in hydrocarbon chains C=O double bonds in many molecules eg organic acids

34
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What are biological molecules grouped according to?

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their chemical properties

35
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how are large molecules of carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids formed?

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by bonding many similar, small molecules

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What is a monomer?

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a single, small molecule

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What is a polymer?

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many similar monomers bonded together

38
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Why is a lipid not a polymer

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as the smaller monomers that makes up a lipid are very different to each other

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Give an example of a monomer and polymer of carbohydrates

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m; monosaccharidesp; polysaccharides

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Give an example of a monomer and polymer of proteins

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m; amino acidsp; polypeptides and proteins

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Give an example of a monomer and polymer of nucleic acids

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m; nucleotides p; DNA and RNA

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What is a condensation reaction?

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a chemical reaction that links biological monomers together.

43
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What is the use for a condensation reaction in lipids?

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it links the different sub units together in lipid molecules

44
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What happens during a condensation reaction?

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-a water molecule is released- a new covalent bond is formed- a larger molecule is formed by the bonding of smaller molecules

45
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What is a hydrolysis reaction?

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a reaction that splits larger molecules into monomers

46
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What happens during a hydrolysis reaction?

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-a water molecule is used-a covalent bond is broken-smaller molecules are formed by the splitting of a larger molecule

47
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How are hydrogen bonds formed?

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when a slightly negatively charged part of a molecule comes close to a slightly positive hydrogen atom

48
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give an example of when a hydrogen bond occurs

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water

49
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Are hydrogen bonds individually strong?

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no, they are often described as interactions

50
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What is a common description of a hydrogen bond?

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interactions

51
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How do hydrogen bonds stabalise a molecule?

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when many thousands of them form

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