Organisation (seneca) Flashcards
Human skin and the waxy covering of some plants are examples of which kind of tissue?
Epidermal tissue
The stomach contains the following tissues:
- Muscular tissue
- Epithelial tissue
- Glandular tissue
Glandular tissue produces …
digestive juices that break down the stomach’s contents.
Organs are …
groups of distinct tissues that work together to perform a specific function
The digestive system is an organ system made up of the following organs:
- Large intestine
- Glands
- Liver
- Stomach
- Small intestine
The large intestine, which ————————————-. This allows it to produce …
- absorbs water molecules from the remaining undigested food
- faeces
Glands (e.g. ————————-), produce digestive enzymes.
pancreas and salivary glands
Glands (e.g. pancreas and salivary glands), which …
produce digestive enzymes.
The liver, which …
produces bile.
The stomach, which …
digests food.
The small intestine, which …
digests food and absorbs soluble (can be dissolved) food molecules.
An ——— is the highest level of organisation in a multicellular organism, consisting of several organ systems.
organism
what is a Organism?
The highest level of organisation consisting of several organ systems.
what is a Organ
system?
Groups of organs that work together to perform a particular role.
what is a Organ?
Groups of distinct tissues that work together to perform a specific function.
what is a Cell?
The fundamental unit of all living organisms.
what is a Tissue?
Groups of similar cells that work together to perform a similar function.
Enzymes are often called …
biological catalysts.
To catalyse (speed up) a reaction, the reacting chemical (substrate) must bind …
to the enzyme’s active site.
The active site will …
only fit specific substrates.
Which part of an enzyme do substrates bind to?
active site
what is an enzymes?
An enzyme is a protein that increases the rate of a reaction.
Enzymes are also known as biological catalysts.
Describe the lock and key mechanism of enzyme action.
The active site is like a lock and the substrate is like a key.
In the same way, there is usually only one enzyme for every substrate (or one key for each lock).
What does ‘denatured’ mean?
An enzyme is denatured if its structure is altered and it can no longer catalyse a reaction.
How do you calculate the rate of reaction from a graph of mass of product against reaction time?
The rate of reaction is equal to the gradient of the graph, which shows mass of the product plotted against the reaction time.
What type of molecule is an enzyme?
protein
There is usually ———- enzyme for every substrate.
one
Enzymes have an optimum…
pH (measure of acidity).
If the pH changes away from the optimum pH, the enzyme activity …
decreases.
If the pH is too low or too high, the enzyme is …
denatured and will not function.
Increasing the temperature of a working enzyme initially …
increases the reacting activity.
Enzymes have an optimum 1. Once this temperature is reached, the activity 2.
- temperature
- decreases.
Past a certain temperature, the active site …
changes shape, and the enzyme is denatured (loses its catalytic activity).
reaction rate (with time and mass) =
change in mass / change in time
Digestive enzymes are made by …
specialised cells in the glands and the gut lining
The digestive enzymes catalyse (speed up) the …
breaking down of large and insoluble molecules of food into smaller, soluble molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.
Digested molecules can be used to construct new …
carbohydrates, proteins and lipids in the body.
Some glucose produced by digestion is used for …
respiration
The 3 main digestive enzymes are:
- Amylase
- Protease
- Lipase
Bile is an …
alkaline substance produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
Enzymes in the small intestine operate best in ——— conditions.
alkaline
Bile breaks up fats into————, through a process called ————.
tiny droplets
emulsification
Bile breaks up fats into tiny droplets, through a process called emulsification.
The tiny droplets have a higher surface area than the 1.
This increases the rate of the 2. reactions that break fats down.
- original fat drop
- lipase-catalysed
Bile ——— acid from the stomach to stop these enzymes becoming denatured (lose their activity).
neutralises
Where is bile stored?
Gall bladder
Without bile to neutralise acid in the stomach, what would enzymes become?
Denatured
Amylase breaks down starch into its …
constituent simple sugars (predominantly maltose).
Starch →
Maltose (+ other sugars).
The sites of action of amylase are:
The small intestine.
The mouth.
Add ———- and heat for about two minutes to test for sugar.
It will turn any of green, yellow or red if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the concentration.
Benedict’s reagent
Proteases are produced in the:
Pancreas.
Stomach.
Small intestine
The sites of action of proteases are the:
Small intestine.
Stomach.
Proteases are digestive enzymes that can break down proteins into …
amino acids.
Protein →
Amino acids.
Lipase is produced in the:
Small intestine.
Pancreas.
Lipid →
glycerol + fatty acids
Lipase breaks down lipids into a …
molecule called glycerol and fatty acids.
Add ————- to test for starch.
It will turn blue-black if starch is present.
iodine solution
Add iodine solution to test for —-.
It will turn blue-black if starch is present.
starch
Add iodine solution to test for starch.
It will turn ———- if starch is present.
blue-black
Add ————- and heat for about two minutes to test for sugar.
It will turn any of green, yellow or red if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the concentration.
Benedict’s reagent
Add Benedict’s reagent and ————— to test for sugar.
It will turn any of green, yellow or red if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the concentration.
heat for about two minutes
Add Benedict’s reagent and heat for about two minutes to test for ——-.
It will turn any of green, yellow or red if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the concentration.
sugar
Add Benedict’s reagent and heat for about two minutes to test for sugar.
It will turn any of ————— if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the concentration.
green, yellow or red
Add Benedict’s reagent and heat for about two minutes to test for sugar.
It will turn any of green, yellow or red if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the …
Concentration
Add Benedict’s reagent and ———— to test for sugar.
It will turn any of green, yellow or red if sugar is present.
The colour depends on the concentration.
heat for about two minutes
Carbohydrase enzymes break carbohydrates down into sugars. ——- is a type of carbohydrase that breaks down starch.
Amylase
To test for ——-, add Sudan III (a fat-soluble dye).
lipids
To test for lipids, add …
Sudan III (a fat-soluble dye).
To test for lipids, add Sudan III (a fat-soluble dye).
If lipids are present, a …
red-stained oil layer will float on the water surface.
The presence of lipids can also be tested by adding …
ethanol
The presence of lipids can also be tested by adding ethanol.
The solution is ——————. If the solution turns cloudy, lipids are present.
added to water and shaken
The presence of lipids can also be tested by adding ethanol.
The solution is added to water and shaken. If the solution —————, lipids are present.
turns cloudy
Add ———- to test for proteins.
It will turn mauve or purple if proteins are present.
Biuret solution
Add Biuret solution to test for …
It will turn mauve or purple if proteins are present.
proteins
Add Biuret solution to test for proteins.
It will turn ————- if proteins are present.
mauve or purple
What does the small intestine do?
- digest food
- absorb soluble food molecules
What describes an enzyme’s active site?
- only fits one substrate
- binds to the reacting chemical
- its shape is important
When investigating the rate of enzyme activity, what factors need to be kept constant?
- pH
- temperature
- enzyme concentration
- substrate concentration
What will happen to the rate of enzyme activity if the substrate concentration is continually increased?
Rate of enzyme activity will increase and then plateau
As the substrate concentration increases, the rate of enzyme activity will initially increase.
However, the rate of enzyme activity will eventually plateau. This is because at a certain substrate concentration all of the active sites will be occupied with substrate molecules. We would say that the enzymes are …
saturated
Taq polymerase is an enzyme used in laboratories that has optimum activity at a temperature of 75°C. Suggest why it does not denature at this temperature.
It’s 3D structure contains many disuphide covalent bonds
Blood moves around the body in three types of blood vessel:
- veins
- arteries
- capillaries
Arteries transport blood from the heart to the organs. They all carry ————- blood (apart from the ————-).
- oxygenated (contains oxygen)
- pulmonary artery
Artery walls have ————-. This makes them strong and able to cope with the high pressure at which blood is pumped out by the heart.
thick layers of muscle
Artery walls have thick layers of muscle. This makes them …
strong and able to cope with the high pressure at which blood is pumped out by the heart.
Artery walls have ——-, allowing them to stretch and spring back (recoil).
elastic fibres
Artery walls have elastic fibres, allowing them to …
stretch and spring back (recoil)
In capillaries, food and oxygen moves …
out of the blood and into the cells.
In capillaries, waste products, —————-, move out of the …
- such as carbon dioxide
- cells and into the blood
Vein walls are ——- than those found in the arteries as the blood is at a ——- pressure.
- thinner
- lower
Low pressure hinders blood flow. This means that veins have a ——- cross-section through which blood can flow to counteract this.
wider
Veins have ——- to prevent the backflow of blood.
valves
Pulmonary means …
anything relating to the lungs.
Which is the only type of vein that carries oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary vein
Chambers of the heart:
- Left ventricle
- Right ventricle
- Left atrium
- Right atrium
Blood enters the heart via the …
atria
Once filled with blood, the atria contract, forcing blood down into the ——— below.
ventricles
When the ventricles contract, they force blood to —- the heart.
exit
A group of cells in the right atrium act as a …
pacemaker
Pacemakers control the …
timing of the heartbeat
Irregular heart rates can be corrected using electrical devices known as …
artificial pacemakers.
The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body through a vein called the …
vena cava
The heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the …
pulmonary vein
The heart pumps out oxygenated blood to the body through the …
aorta
The heart pumps out deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the …
pulmonary artery
The ——- arteries supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood.
coronary
Deoxygenated blood from the body enters into the ———- of the heart.
right atrium
This deoxygenated blood is pumped out of the heart and towards the lungs by the …
right ventricle
At the lungs, the 1. blood exchanges carbon dioxide for oxygen. This is how it becomes 2.
- deoxygenated
- oxygenated (contains oxygen).
Oxygenated blood returns to the ——- of the heart
left atrium
This oxygenated blood is pumped out of the heart and to the body by the …
left ventricle
The oxygenated blood gives its oxygen to body cells in exchange for carbon dioxide.
The blood becomes deoxygenated and returns to the …
heart