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Macromolecules Flashcards

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Product

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Result

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Reactants

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Beginning of chemical reactions

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What do enzymes do?

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An enzymes is a catalyst to breaks down molecules in chemical reactions.

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What are enzymes made of?

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Amino acids and proteins

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Where and when do enzymes work best

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Stomach hydrochloric acid when digesting food

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What is a substrate?

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What the nutrient is made of and Attaches to the enzyme

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Where is the activation site in an enzyme

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A pocket in the enzyme that is is shaped specifically for a substrate where catalyst is done

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Do enzymes get used up?

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No because it does not breakdown or change it only starts and speeds up the reaction

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What does CATALASE do?

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It an enzyme that breaks down hydrogen perioxide, which is toix. It is found in the liver

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What type of macromolecule is a monosaccharide?

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Sugar

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What is another name for monosaccharide

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Disaccharide

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What is monosaccharide function

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Quick energy

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Example of monosaccharide

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C6H12O6 glucose

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What do u get when u put many monosaccharides together?

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Complex carbohydrate

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Which macromolecule is main source of energy for life on earth

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Carbohydrates

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Name 3 macromolecules that are also nutrients?

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Carbohydrates - sugar starch cellulose - bread, fruit long lasting energy

Protein - amino acid - eggs, leafy greens 20 required by body

Lipids - fat - dairy, chips oils most powerful energy source

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What is a nutrient

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Substance required for growth and maintenance of your cells

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What does it mean to be organic

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To have the 6 nutrients required for life
Protiein
Lipids
Carbohydrate
Vitamin
Mineral
Water
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What is the different btw fat soluble and water soluble?

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Fat is stored - vitamin a, d e, k

water cannot be stored - salt sugar

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What is the monomer of a protein

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Amino acid

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What are essential amino acids

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8 required amino acids that the body needs that cannot be synthesized, created by a person

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What those of cholesterol is good

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HDL HIGH DENSITY LIPID PROTEIN

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What is most dangerous kind of fat

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Visceral, body fat around the organs

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Example the forgotten mineral

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Magnesium - energy production builds bones transports other minerals

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