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Topic 1: Chemistry of life Flashcards

1
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What is an organic element?

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An element that always has carbon and hydrogen together

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2
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What are examples of organic elements?

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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Vitamins

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3
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What is an inorganic element?

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May contain carbon, not usually carbon and hydrogen together

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4
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What is the most important inorganic element?

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Water

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5
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What are the building blocks of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides and disaccharides

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6
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What is the compound for carbohydrates?

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C6 H12 O6

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7
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What is a monosaccharide?

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Only one sugar

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8
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What is a disaccharide?

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Two sugars

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9
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What does glucose and glucose give you?

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Maltose

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10
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What does fractose and glucose give you?

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Sucsose

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11
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What does galactose and glucose give you?

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Lactose

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12
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What is a pollysaccharide?

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Many sugars

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13
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What bonds the molecules in a pollysaccharide?

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Glycosidic bonds

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14
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What can glucose x 1000 give?

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Starch
Cellulose
Glycogen

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15
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What does cellulose prevent?

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Constipation

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16
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What is the chemical and colour change for glucose?

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Benedicts/Fehlings A+B
Blue to Brick Red

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17
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What is the chemical and colour change for starch?

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Iodine
Orange to Blue/Black

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18
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What is the chemical and colour change for cellulose?

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Schultz
Blue to Purple

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19
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What is the chemical and colour change for proteins?

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Millions/Biuret Reagent
Blue to Purple

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20
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What is the chemical and colour change for lipids?

A

Alcohol
Translucent Ring

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21
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What are lipids?

A

Fats and oils

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22
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What is the compound for lipids

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C,H,O

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23
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What is the function of lipids?

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Used to store energy
Structure of cell membrane
Insulation

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24
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What are lipids made of?

A

1 glycerol
3 fatty acids

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25
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What are saturated fats?

A

Plants
Liquid at room temperature
Sunflower oil

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26
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What are unsaturated fats?

A

Animals
Solid at room temperature
Butter

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27
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What are the compounds of proteins?

A

CHONSP

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28
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What are the building blocks of proteins?

A

Amino acids

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29
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How many amino acids are in a protein?

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20

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30
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What are the building blocks of amino acids?

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Monomers

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31
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What are the 2 types of peptide bonds that form amino acids?

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Di-peptides
Poly-peptides

32
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What are proteins sensitive to?

A

Temperature
pH

33
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What are 2 types of proteins involved in maintaining homostasis?

A

Enzymes
Hormones

34
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What is homostasis?

A

maintains a constant internal environment

35
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What are the functions of proteins?

A

Cellular reactions
Structural role in membrane
Growth
Maintenance
Transport across cell membrane

36
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What are enzymes?

A

Proteins that act as catalysts

37
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What are the function of enzymes?

A

Regulate and enable all reactions in living cells

38
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What would happen without enzymes?

A

Metabolic rate would be too low

39
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How do enzymes work?

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By a lock and key model

40
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What happens when an enzyme and a substrate join together?

A

A chemical reaction takes place

41
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What are the 2 types of nucleic acids?

A

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acids)
RNA (ribonucleic acids)

42
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What are the compounds of nucleic acids?

43
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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

A

Nucleotides

43
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What is the formula for DNA?

44
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What is the formula for RNA?

45
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What is the appearances of DNA?

A

Nucleus
Double-strand
Store information

46
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What is the appearances of RNA?

A

Cytoplasm, nucleus, ribosomes
Single-strand
Plays a role in building proteins

47
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What would happen if you didn’t have vitamins?

A

You’d be dead

48
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Where do we get vitamins from?

49
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What is the function of vitamin A and what foods contain vitamin A?

A

Good for seeing
Carrots

50
Q

What are the deficiencies with no vitamin A?

A

Night blindness
Dry skin
Dry hair
Broken finger nails

50
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What is the function of vitamin B and what foods contain vitamin B?

A

Many different types
Dairy and red meat

50
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What are the deficiencies with no vitamin B?

A

Diarrhea
Constipation
Beri-Beri

51
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What is the function of vitamin C and what foods contain vitamin C?

A

Affect immune system
Apples and vegetables

52
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What are the deficiencies with no vitamin C?

A

Skin sores
Scurvy
Nose bleed

53
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What is the function of vitamin D and what foods contain vitamin D?

A

Bone strength
Dairy and sun

54
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What are the deficiencies with no vitamin D?

A

Rickets
Bending of bones

55
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What is the function of vitamin E and what foods contain vitamin E?

A

Promotes overall health
Oils, dairy, broccoli

56
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What are the deficiencies with no vitamin E?

57
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What can’t we do with vitamins?

A

Store them

58
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What is calcium needed for and what is a food that contains it?

A

Strong teeth and bone
Need vitamin D in order to be absorbed
broccoli

59
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What are the deficiencies of lack of calcium?

A

Stunned growth
Rickets
Oesteoporosis

60
Q

What is magnesium needed for and what is a food that contains it?

A

Bone growth
Helps with the energy released
Avocados

61
Q

What are the deficiencies of lack of magnesium?

A

Weak muscles
Cramps

62
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What is phosphorus needed for and what is a food that contains it?

A

Strong bones and teeth
Help releasing energy
Meat

63
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What are the deficiencies of lack of phosphorus?

64
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What is sodium needed for?

A

Needed to maintain bodys salt and water balance

65
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What is potassium needed for?

A

Together with sodium helps regulate with water balance

66
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What are the deficiencies of lack of potassium?

A

Muscle weakness
Irregular heart beat
General irritability

67
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What is iron needed for and what is a food that contains it?

A

Needed for transport of oxygen
Vitamin C helps with iron absorption
Red meat

68
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What are the deficiencies of lack of iron?

A

Tiredness
Weakness
Headaches
Anaemia

69
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What is iodine needed for?

A

Regulate metabolism
Needed for thyroid gland

70
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What are the deficiencies of lack of iodine?

A

Goitre
Mental and physical retardation

71
Q

What is the use of fertiliser?

A

Too much fertiliser
Rains
Excess water into river
Algae blooms
Ecosystem collapses

72
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What is it called when the ecosystem collapses?

A

Eutrophication

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