Test Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Amino acids

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Building blocks of protein

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Active transport

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Requires energy. Move molecules from low to high concentrations.

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Antioxidants

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Protect from free radicals

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Carbohydrates

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Organic compound used for immediate energy

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Coenzymes

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Molecule that helps enzymes

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Complete proteins

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Foods that contain all amino acids a person needs

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Dehydration

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A decrease below the body’s required water level

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Diffusion

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Movement of water from high to low concentrations

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Endscytosis

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Foods or water entering the cell

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Equilibrium

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Stable cell equal salt and water

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Essential amino acids

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Can’t be synthesized. Needed in body’s

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Essential fatty acids

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Fatty acids your body needs but can’t synthesize

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Exocytosis

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Solids or liquids leaving a cell

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Facilitated diffusion

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Transport of hydrophilic and charged molecules through the membrane

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Fat

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Organic compound that store energy

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Fat functions

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Stored energy insulates body and cushions muscles

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Fat soluble vitamins

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Won’t dissolve in water. Stored in oily gel caps.

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Folic acid

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Dark green veggies. Required for many enzymes

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Free radicals

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Highly reactive molecule that damages the body’s cells

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Glycogen

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Type of stored carbohydrate in animals

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Hydrogenation

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Changes liquid unsaturated fats into solids

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Hypertonic

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High salt low water. Cell shrinks

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Hypotonic

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Low salt high water. Cell swells

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Isotonic

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Equal salt and water. Normal cell

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Macronutrients
Nutrients required in large amounts
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Micronutrients
Vitamins and minerals in our diets
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Minerals
Not made by body but needed for cell functions
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Monosaccharides
Simple sugar
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Osmosis
Movement of water from high to low concentrations
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Passive transport
Diffusion of small hydrophobic molecules from high to low concentration
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Phagecytosis
Food and solid
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Pinocytosis
Water and liquid
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Polysaccharides
Starch
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Processed foods
Foods stripped of their nutritional value
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Protein function
Rebuild muscle tissue
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Proteins
Polymers of amino acids
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Saturated
Only have single bonds between carbon atoms
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Semipermeable
Choose what enters and exits a cell
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Trans fats
Made by incomplete hydrogenation
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Unsaturated fats
Carbon double bonds
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Vitamin a
Eye pigment. Leafy green and yellow veggies.
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Vitamin b6 and b12
Meats and dairy. Required for enzymes
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Vitamin c
Fruits. Collegen synthesis
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Vitamin d
Milk and egg yolk. Increase none growth.
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Vitamin e
Dark green veggies. Required for enzymes
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Vitamin k
Helps blood clot.
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Vitamins
Organic substances needed for many cell functions but cannot be stored
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Water soluble vitamins
Will dissolve in water. Pressed tablets.
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Whole foods
Foods that have not lost their nutritional value