week 12

Question 1

what are the different forms of carbohydrates

Answer 1

• Monosaccharides
• Disaccharide
• Polysaccharide

Question 2

types of atoms carbohydrates are composed of

Answer 2

• carbon
• hydrogen
• oxygen

Question 3

reaction to split polysaccharides

and what is required for this reaction to proceed

Answer 3

• needs enzymes

- Hydrolysis reaction

Question 4

Polysaccharides

Answer 4

• Startch

- Glycogen

Question 5

Disaccharides

Answer 5

• Sucrose
• Lactose
• Maltose

Question 6

Monosaccharides

Answer 6

• Glucose
• Fructose
• Galactose

Question 7

Pyranose

Answer 7

• 6 points

- Glucose + Galactose

Question 8

Furanose

Answer 8

• 5 points

- Fructose

Question 9

what is a fatty acid

Answer 9

• unbranded
• long chain
• C, O, R at the end

Question 10

un saturated

Answer 10

• double bond

Question 11

Saturated

Answer 11

• single bond

Question 12

fatty acids soluble

Answer 12

• no

- because its hydrophobic

Question 13

unsaturated fats in fish

Answer 13

omega 3

- reduces the plates from sticking together in the blood stream

Question 14

omega 6

Answer 14

found in vegetable oil

Question 15

triglycerides

Answer 15

• form fatty acids are stored in body cells

Question 16

Glycerophospholipids

Answer 16

• cell membrane
• polar head
• hydrophobic tail
• important part cell permeability

Question 17

Cephalins + lecithins

Answer 17

• brain tissue

- nerve tissue

Question 18

Sphingomyelin

Answer 18

• myelin sheath

- lost in the disease MS

Question 19

Structural

Answer 19

• provides structural components

- collagen, keratin

Question 20

Contractile

Answer 20

• makes muscles move

- Myosin and Actin

Question 21

Transport

Answer 21

• carry essential substances

- Hemoglobin and Lipoproteins

Question 22

Storage

Answer 22

• Strore nutrients

- casein

Question 23

Hormone

Answer 23

• Regulate body metabolism

- Insulin

Question 24

Protection

Answer 24

• recognise and destroy foreign substances

- Immunglobulins

Question 25

basic structure of amino acid

Answer 25

• contains a carboxylic acid group

- amino group on the alpha carbon

Question 26

primary structure 1

Answer 26

• sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain

Question 27

Secondary structure 2

Answer 27

• conformations of amino acids are localised regions of a polypeptide chain

Question 28

Tertiary structure

Answer 28

• 3 dimensional arrangement of atoms in a polypeptide chain

Question 29

quaternary structure

Answer 29

• spatial relationship

- interactions between subunits