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Chapter 2 - A&P
chemistry based portion
Question | Answer |
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96% of our body weight is made up of these 4 elements: | carbon nitrogen oxygen hydrogen |
Solvent | fluid around the solute (water is an example) |
Solute | what dissolves in the solvent |
A solvent + a solute = | solution |
Molecule | 2 or more atoms |
Compound | 2 or more DIFFERENT binded atoms |
Exchange reactions (displacement reactions) | involves synthesis and decompostion |
In exchange reactions, bonds are ____ | made and broken |
Anabolism is the process of ___ | building things up |
Anabolism is a ____ reaction | synthesis |
Catabolism is the process of ___ | breaking things down |
Catabolism is what type of reaction? | decomposition |
Anabolism ___ energy | requires |
Catabolism ___ energy | releases |
All enzymes are ___ | proteins |
lyse- | break or burst down |
How many amino acids make up a protein? | 20 |
Protons | positive charge |
Electron | negative charge |
Neutrons | neutral charge |
Atomic number | number of protons |
Mass number | sum of proton and neutrons |
Isotope | same number of protons & electrons, different number of neutrons |
An increase in pH means it is getting more ___ | basic |
Decrease in pH - getting more ___ | acidic |
0-6 on pH level is classified as an : | acid |
7 is classified as: | neutral |
8-14 on pH level is classified as: | basic |
An organic compound contains ___ | carbon & hydrogen |
Inorganic compounds are anything without ___ | carbon & hydrogen |
Acids: | release hydrogen ions -proton donors |
Bases: | accepts hydrogen ions -proton acceptors |
Carbohydrates: | provides energy |
Carbohydrates are stored in the: | liver & muscle cells |
Monosaccharides are: | simple sugars |
Disaccharides are: | double sugars |
Polysaccharides: | 3 or more sugars |
Proteins are the ___ | basic structure of body |
Amino acids: | building block of proteins |
2 amino acids put together make a: | peptide bond |
Polar | unequal charges |
Nonpolar | equal sharing of charge |
Water is a ___ molecule | polar |
There are __ types of amino acids | 20 |
3 types of lipids: | steroids, phospholipds, triglycerides |
What is a lipid? | fatty acids that are insoluble in water and insoluble in organic compounds |
Triglycerides are: | fat |
Steroids | important cholesterol based molecule - most are hormones |
Intermediary metabolism | chemical reactions in between a chain of reactions |
Phospholipid | 2 fatty acids attached to a glycerol head |