Science test 3.1 Flashcards

1
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Food provides…

A

energy and building materials

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2
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Different types of food molecules, when reacting with…

A

oxygen, produce different amounts of energy.

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3
Q

The difference in the amount of energy that carbohydrates, proteins, and fats have the capacity to provide is due…

A

the difference in the arrangement and number of different types of atoms in the molecules.

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4
Q

Large food molecules are broken…

A

down through a chemical reaction called hydrolysis.

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5
Q

Organisms build up new molecules…

A

through a chemical reaction

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6
Q

These molecules are used for…

A

growth and repair

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7
Q

When food molecules are not used immediately, organisms can…

A

store them for short or long periods of time for energy or to be used as building materials.

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8
Q

Carbohydrates subunit

A

“Sugar” or Saccharide

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9
Q

Proteins subunit

A

“Amino Acids”

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10
Q

Fats subunit

A

“Fatty acids”

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11
Q

Carbohydrates formula

A

C6,H2,O6

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12
Q

Carbohydrates atoms

A

C,H,O

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13
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Proteins formula

A

C3,H7,O2,N2

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14
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Proteins atoms

A

C,H,O,N

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15
Q

Fats formula

A

C56,H110,O6

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16
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Fats atoms

A

C,H,O

17
Q

Describe what an enzyme does to help digestion

A

Enzymes help speed up the breakdown of food molecules.

18
Q

Describe the reaction we studied that breaks down food molecules

A

HYDROLYSIS

19
Q

Describe the reaction we studied that builds up food molecules

A

dehydration synthesis- when two molecules combine by removing water

20
Q

Metabolism

A

A chemical reaction in living things that involve breaking down food and building up new structures

21
Q

Leucine

A

An essential amino acid subunit for proteins that must be eaten, not made by our body

22
Q

Nitrogen Isotopes

A

Atoms
that have more mass for tracking, rarely found in nature

23
Q

song/Dance:

A

break it down/build it up