Science Quiz 10/11/13 Flashcards

(24 cards)

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Lugol’s Solution

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  • tests for starch (carbohydrates)
  • negative: amber
  • positive test: purplish black
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Benedict’s Solution

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  • tests for simple sugar
  • negative test: blue
  • positive test: red orange
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Biuret’s Solution

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  • tests for amino acid
  • negative: light blue
  • positive: Grayish violet
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Brown Paper Bag

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  • tests for lipid
  • negative test: not transparent
  • positive test: transparent
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Monosaccharide

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  • fructose
  • glucose
  • galactose
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Disaccharide

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  • glucose + glucose= maltose (beer sugar)
  • glucose + fructose= sucrose (table sugar)
  • glucose + galactose= lactose (Milk sugar)
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Polysaccharide

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  • Starch: multiple polysaccharide units bonded together
  • glycogen: animal sugar stored in the liver
  • cellulose: plant polysaccharide (cell wall)
  • chitin: insect exoskeleton
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Lipid

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  • three fatty acid and one glycerol
  • nonpolar
  • hydrophobic
  • protects body from friction, allows organisms to store energy, insulation if organs
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Protein Hierarchy

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A. Primary structure
- chain
B. Secondary Structure
- Alpha Beta: hydrophilic sides, hydrophobic inside
- Beta pleated sheet: three or more hydrogen bonds
C. Tertiary structure
D. Quaternary Structure

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Simple to Complex Amino Acid

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Amino acid
Dipeptide
Polypeptide

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Protein

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  • made up of amino acid
  • build: muscles, bone, nails or hair, antibodies for the immune system
  • involved in the production of enzymes
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Enzymes

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  • discovered by Eduard Buchner in 1900

- suffix-ase

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Amylase

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Found in the mouth

Used to break apart starch

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Protease

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Breaks down proteins into amino acids

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Lipase

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Break down fats into glycerol and fatty acids

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Catalysts

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any substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being changed

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Activation Energy (EA)

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Minimum amount of energy required in order for a chemical reaction to occur

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Free energy

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Amount of energy available for a reaction to occur

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Exergonic

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Release of energy

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Endergonic

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Take in energy

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Substrate

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any substance acted upon an enzyme

Ex. Sugar, protein, lipid

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Enzyme Equation

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E + S –> <– ES –> <– E + P

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Factors that Affect the Rate of Enzyme

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  • pH
  • temperature
  • enzyme/ substrate concentration
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Denature of an Enzyme

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Caused by:

  • low pH
  • extreme high temperatures