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1
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Define balanced diet

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A diet that contains all the necessary biological molecules in the correct proportions

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What are the 5 food groups, as well as dietary fibre and water?

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  • protein
  • lipids
  • carbohydrates
  • vitamins
  • minerals
    ( water and dietary fibre must be included as well)
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What elements are carbohydrates made out of?

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Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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What is the function of carbohydrates?

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Provides a source of energy

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What are the 2 carbohydrate groups?

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Simple sugars and complex carbs (starches)

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Examples of simple sugars

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Glucose, fructose, sucrose

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Examples of complex carbohydrates

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Starch, glycogen, cellulose

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What are carbohydrates broken down by?

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Carbohydrases such as amylase

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What are carbohydrates broken down into?

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Simple sugars

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What are some sources of simple sugars?

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White bread, dairy products and refined sugars such as candy

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Sources of complex carbohydrates

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Pasta, potatoes, rice, brown bread

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Function of protein

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Required for the growth and repair of body tissues

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13
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What enzyme are proteins broken down by?

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Protease

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14
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What do proteins break down into?

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Amino acids

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What are some sources of protein?

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Meat, fish, eggs, spinach, beans, nuts

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Function of lipids

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Required for insulation and as a long term source of energy as well as being used in cell membrane

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17
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What enzyme breaks down lipids?

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Lipase

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18
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What do lipids break down into?

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Glycerol and 3 fatty acids

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19
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What are some sources of lipids?

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Butters, oils, dairy products, eggs, fish

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20
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What is the function of dietary fibre?

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Indigestible plant matter that provides roughage for the digestive tract to push against during peristalsis

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21
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What are some sources of fibre?

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Fresh fruits, raw vegetables, whole grains

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22
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What is the function of vitamin A in the body?

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Required to produce a light-sensitive chemical in the retina and protect the surface of the eye

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23
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What is the effect of vitamin A deficiency?

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Night-blindness, damaged cornea of the eye

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Vitamin A sources

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Fish liver oils, margarine, butter and carrots

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25
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Vitamin C function

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Required to make fibres of the body called connecting tissues that create lining tissues such as gums

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Vitamin c sources

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Fresh fruit and veg, citrus

27
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What is the effect of vitamin C deficiency?

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Scurvy

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What is the function of vitamin D?

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Helps absorb calcium and phosphate to promote the growth of bones

29
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What are some sources of vitamin D?

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Fish liver oils, sunlight

30
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What is the effect of vitamin D deficiency?

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Rickets, poor teeth and bone health

31
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What is the function of calcium?

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Used to make teeth and bones

32
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Effect of calcium deficiency

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Rickets, poor bone and teeth development

33
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Calcium sources

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Dairy products, fish and fresh vegetables

34
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What is the function of iron?

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Needed for haemoglobin in red blood cells and plays a vital role in the blood’s ability to transport and absorb oxygen in the body

35
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Sources of iron

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Red meat, liver, eggs

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What is the function of water in the body?

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Necessary for blood plasma, lubrication of joints, maintaining normal body temperature and transporting excretion

37
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What is the test for starch?

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Iodine solution

38
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What is a positive result for the starch test?

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Colour change from BROWN TO BLUE/BLACK

39
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What is the test for simple sugars?

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Benedict’s solution + heat

40
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What is a positive result for the test for simple sugars?

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Colour change from BLUE TO GREEN/YELLOW/ORANGE/BRICK RED depending on how much is present

41
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What is the test for protein?

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Biuret solution

42
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What is a positive results for the test for protein?

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Colour change from BLUE TO PURPLE

43
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What is the test for lipids?

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Ethanol

44
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What is the positive result for the test for lipids?

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Colour change from CLEAR TO CLOUDY WHITE EMULSION

45
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What is the alternative test for lipids?

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Sudan III stain

46
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What is the positive result of the Sudan III stain test?

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Red oily layer will form on the top of the liquid, as the powder has dissolved into the lipid

47
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Define enzyme

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A protein that works as a biological catalyst in metabolic reactions

48
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Why are enzymes important?

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Without enzymes, metabolic reactions would occur too slowly for us to live

49
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How do enzymes work?

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  • substrate will bind to enzyme’s active site to form the enzyme-substrate complex
  • the reaction occurs and the enzyme breaks down the substrate into its products
  • as its a catalyst, the enzyme’s active site remains unchanged at the end of the reaction
50
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Define active site

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The space on the enzyme where the substrate binds to

51
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Define substrate

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A molecule that an enzyme acts on

52
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Define enzyme-substrate complex

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The enzyme and substrate bound together

53
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What is the effect of temperature on enzyme function

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  • as temperature increases, so does the kinetic energy of the substrate
  • this means that more frequent collisions occur between the active site and substrate, increasing RoR
  • after a while, the temperature reaches OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE, where rate of reaction will be the highest
  • above optimum, the shape of the enzyme’s active site changes, until the substrate will no longer fit in it, becoming denatured
  • this causes RoR to decrease to 0
54
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What is the effect of pH on enzyme function?

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  • different enzymes have different optimum pH, and are often found in areas of the body which have a similar/same pH to this
  • pH’s more acidic or alkaline than the optimum cause the shape of the active site to change slightly so the substrate can’t fit into it as effectively, so ROR decreases
  • if pH is too different to optimum, then the active site will change so much that the substrate no longer fits into it, and becomes denatured. Here ROR becomes 0
55
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Describe how to set up and do the enzyme and pH experiment

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  • add: 5cm3 hydrogen peroxide, 10cm3 pH buffer, 5 drops of universal indicator + 2 drops fairy liquid to a measuring cylinder and swirl it gently to combine
  • add 2 pipettes of mashed potato suspension to start the reaction
56
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What is the function of pH buffer?

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pH buffers are solutions of salts that resist changes in pH. Different pH buffers can be used to maintain different pH

57
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What was the colour of the indicator at pH four?

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Yellow

58
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What was the colour of the indicator at pH 7?

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Light green

59
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What is the colour of the indicator at pH 10?

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Blue/navy blue

60
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What were the variables in the pH experiment?

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  • Control = temperature, type/age of potato, type of enzyme
  • independent = pH
  • dependent = rate of reaction by measuring volume of oxygen produced in 30s/1 min
61
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Explain each part of CORMMSS

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C = Change - what values will u change and how u will change them
O = organism - give details on how organisms will be standardised (e.g same mass)
R = repeats - repeat whole experiment 3 times
M = measure 1
M =measure 2
S = same 1
S = same 2

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