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What is the monomer of lipids?

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1 Glycerol and 3 Fatty acids

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What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides

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What is the monomer of proteins?

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Amino acids

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What are the 2 Inorganic compounds?

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Water and Mineral Salts

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Give 4 examples of Organic compounds

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Vitamins, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids

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List 3 ways in which water is used

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-As a solvent
-In reproduction
-For temperature control
-For transport of substances

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Give the definition of a macro mineral

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needed in large quantities by organisms

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Give the definition of a micro mineral

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needed in minute quantities by organisms

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What is the function of Sodium

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-Maintenance of water balance in the body
-Normal functioning of nerves and muscles

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Give 2 Sodium defiency’s

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-Fatigue
-thirst
-lethargy
-muscle cramps

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What is the function of Potassium?

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Normal functioning of nerves and muscles

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Give 3 Potassium defiency’s

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-paralysis
-muscle weakness
-abnormal heart rhythm

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What is the function of calcium?

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Normal formation of bones and teeth

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Give the defiency of calcium

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-Rickets(children)
-Osteoporosis(adults)

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What is the function of phosphorus?

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-normal formation of bones and teeth
-production of DNA and RNA
-growth and maintenance of tissue and cells

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Give 3 defiencies of phosphorus

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-Anorexia
-Anaemia
-Rickets
-Increased infection

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What are the elements of macro minerals?

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-Sodium
-Calcium
-Potassium
-Phosphorus

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What are the elements of micro minerals?

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-Iron
-Iodine

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What is the function of Iron?

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required for synthesis of hemoglobin

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What is the defiency of Iron?

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Anaemia

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What is the function of Iodine?

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-component of thyroxin(hormone secreted by thyroid gland)
-regulates your metabolism

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What is the defiency for Iodine?

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Goitre

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Explain Eutrophication

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-Overabundance of nitrates and phosphates in water
-Algal bloom=excessive growth of algae
-Prevents sunlight from reaching aquatic plants
-Algae and plants die
-Decomposition depletes oxygen from the water
-Causes death of other aquatic organisms

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What are organic compounds made up of?

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-Carbon
-hydrogen
-oxygen
-sometimes nitrogen,Sulphur, phosphorus

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What is used when testing for glucose?
Benedicts solution
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What is the colour change when glucose is present?
the blue Benedicts solution turns brick red
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What is used when testing for starch?
Iodine
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What is the colour change when starch is present?
yellow-brown iodine solution turns brick red
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What is used when testing for protein?
Biuret test- copper sulphate(CuSO4) and sodium hydroxide(NaOH)
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What is the colour change when protein is present?
blue solution turns purple/violet
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What is used when testing for lipids?
ethanol or ether
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What change occurs when lipids are present?
a translucent mark is left on the filter paper
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What are the elements of carbohydrates?
oxygen, hydrogen and carbon
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What are the elements of lipids?
carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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What are the elements of proteins?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen (sometimes sulphate, iron, phosphorus)
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What are the functions of carbohydrates?
-store energy -provide energy -provide structure and protection
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What are the functions of lipids?
-provide structure -absorb nutrients -provide insulation -protect organs -waterproofing
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What are the functions of proteins?
-store energy -allow movement -provide protection as antibodies -source of amino acids -provide structure and support
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Give the 3 types of carbohydrates
-Monosaccharides -Disaccharides -Polysaccharides
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Provide the amount of sugar molecules each type of carbohydrate contains
Monosaccharides: single Disaccharides: two Polysaccharides: many
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Provide examples for each type of Carbohydrate
Monosaccharide:glucose, fructose Disaccharides:maltose, sucrose Polysaccharide:starch, glycogen, cellulose
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What are the 2 molecules of lipids?
Saturated and Unsaturated
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Give the characteristics of saturated lipids
-solids at room temperature -fats from animals -single bond between atoms
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Give the characteristics of unsaturated lipids
-liquids at room temperature -oils from plants and fish -double bonds between atoms
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Provide 2 examples of both saturated and unsaturated lipids
Saturated: lard, butter Unsaturated: olive oil, avo oil, margarine
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Provide the definition of cholesterol
Lipid made and used by the body to keep healthy
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Name the 2 types of lipids
- Low-density lipo-protein (LDL) - High-density lipo-protein (HDL)
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What sickness is developed when plaque makes arteries narrow and hard?
atherosclerosis
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What does HDL do?
-slows down plaque build-up -prevents a heart attack by carrying cholesterol away from the heart to the liver for excretion.
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What are Triglycerides?
Fat made in the body
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What are high levels of Triglycerides caused by?
-being overweight -smoking -no exercise -high carb diet -too much alcohol
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What are the names of the 2 protein defiencies?
kwashiorkor and marasmus
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What factors affect protein structure (denaturation)
-High temperature -extreme acidity/alkalinity -high salt concentration
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What is the definition of an enzyme?
Modified protein which activates/speeds up chemical reactions
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List 4 properties of enzymes
-substrate specific -has optimum temp. and pH conditions -not used up or destroyed during the reaction -may change shape during a reaction, but not permanently -break down/synthesise(build) molecules
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What is the optimum temperature for enzymes?
+/- 35°C
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What happens to an enzyme when temperature is higher than 40°C
The enzyme starts denaturing
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What happens to an enzyme if the temperature is below 5°C
the enzyme is inactive
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What substance breaks fat down into Glycerol and Fatty acids?
lipase
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What substance breaks protein down into amino acids?
protease
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What substance breaks starch down into sugars
amylase
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What are the 3 functions of enzymes?
-perform anabolic or catabolic reactions -control specific reactions -acts as catalysts by lowering the activation energy of reactions.
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Provide 3 examples of enzymes in everyday life.
-In washing powders to break down molecules. -Amylases break down starches. -Proteases break down protein. (blood, egg, gravy)
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Provide the chemical equation for catalase breaking hydrogen peroxide downbto form oxygen, gas and water.
2H2O2 - - > O2+2H2O
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What are the elements of nucleic acids?
C, H, O, N and P
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What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
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What doe nucleotides consist of?
Pentose sugar, Phosphate molecule and nitrogenous base
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What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic acid
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Where is DNA found?
In the nucleus
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What does DNA do?
Stores info as genes to make proteins
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Where is RNA found?
In the nucleus and on ribosomes
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What does RNA do?
Helps to make proteins from amino acids.
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Connect the bases of DNA
Adenine-Thymine Guanine-Cytosine Thymine-Adenine Cytosine-Guanine
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What are the bases of RNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Uracil
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What pentose sugar does DNA and RNA contain?
DNA: Deoxyribose RNA: Ribose
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How many strands does DNA and RNA have?
DNA: Double stranded(double helix) RNA: Single stranded
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Provide the definition of DNA replication.
Process during which a DNA molecule makes an exact copy of itself.
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When does DNA replication take place?
during the interphase of the cell cycle
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Provide the definition of protein synthesis.
Process by which proteins are manufactured in the ribosomes of the cell.
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What does DNA do in protein synthesis?
Carries the code for the sequence of amino acids.
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What does RNA do in protein synthesis?
facilitates the process of forming the protein.
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What 2 processes are involved in protein synthesis?
Transcription and Translation
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Where does Transcription take place?
In the nucleus
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Where does Translation take place?
At the ribosomes.
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What happens during Transcription?
mRNA copies the message from DNA and takes it to the ribosomes.
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What happens during Translation?
tRNA transfers amino acids which join to form a protein.
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What is the function of Vitamins?
Helps control metabolic reactions
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What is the function of Vitamin A?
Night vision, boosts immune system
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Provide a Vitamin A defiency
Nightblindness
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What are sources of Vitamin A?
fish oil, dairy products, yellow vegetables
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What is the function of Vitamin B?
boosts immune system, red blood cell formation
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Provide a Vitamin B defiency.
Beri-Beri and Pellagra
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What are sources of Vitamin B?
Legumes, nuts, liver, cereals
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What is the function of Vitamin C?
boosts immune system, antioxidant and wound-healing.
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Provide a defiency for Vitamin C
Scurvy, prone to infections
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What are sources of Vitamin C?
citrus fruit, tomatoes, strawberries
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What is the function of Vitamin D?
blood pressure, regulation of bone growth.
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Provide a defiency for Vitamin D
Rickets
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What are the sources of Vitamin D?
liver, egg yolk, dairy, made in skin using sunlight
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What is the function of Vitamin E?
antioxidant, boost immune system
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Provide a defiency for Vitamin E
immune system disorders
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What are the sources of Vitamin E?
pumpkin, peanuts, spinach, sunflower seeds
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What is a balanced diet?
All the different food groups in the proportions and ratios.
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Provide the definition of a peptide link
bond between amino acids
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Provide the definition of an active site.
Part of the enzyme that the substrate molecule fits into.
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Provide the definition of a substrate.
substance in which an enzyme acts upon.
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Provide the definition of an anabolic reaction
type of reaction when a simple molecule is built up to a complex molecule.
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Provide the definition of a catabolic reaction.
type of reaction when a complex molecule is broken down into a simpler molecule

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