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Name one type of lipid compounds

phospholipids, neutral fats, steroids

What do lipids contain?

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

What do lipids come from?

Egg yolk, meat, dairy products, and oils.

Triglycerides are composed of _______ and _________

Fatty acids, glycerol


Name the four main properties of wate

High Heat Capacity, Polarity/Solvent Properties, Chemical Reactivity, Cushioning

Name an example of water acting as a cushion

Cerebrospinal/Amniotic fluid

Because water can absorb and release large amounts of _______, it helps regulate and prevent changes in body __________.

Heat/Temperature

Water is a(n) _______ compound

inorganic

An example of a bodily reaction that needs water would be ________.

(Digestion)

What does ATP mean?

Adenosine Triphosphate

Why is ATP important to the body?

It’s a type of energy that gets recycled

What does ATP consists of?

Adenine base, ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups.

What can rupture ATP bonds?

Hydrolysis

What does ATP transport?

Chemical Energy

How are the backbones of DNA formed?

alternating sugar and phosphorous groups

Nucleotides are made of three parts: ________, _________, __________

a base, a sugar and a phosphorous group

How do RNA and DNA compare/contrast in their bases?

rna is single stranded and dna is double stranded

What does A, T, G and C stand for?

adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

What shape is DNA?

double stranded ladder

Name one of the three functional groups we explained and their roles in the body

antibodies- recognize viruses


hormones- regulate growth and development


transport proteins- transports oxygen into blood

Name two differences between the fibrous and globular proteins

fibular proteins are strand-like and helix shaped, globular proteins are sphere shaped


Fibular proteins are used for providing strength in body tissue, globular proteins serve to regulate growth

What role does the fibrous protein play in the body?

Fibular proteins are used for providing strength in body tissue,

What role does the globular protein play in the body?

globular proteins serve to regulate growth

What are the fibrous protein and globular protein also known as? Hint: think of the role each one plays

Fib- structural proteins...Glob- functional proteins

What enzyme attaches to lactose?

Lactase

Enzymes are made of______

amino acids

Enzymes are used to:

Speed up reactions & determine when reaction can happen

Why are enzymes produced?

To regulate chemical reactions.

Where do enzymes attach to their substrates?

Their active sites.

What are the PH level of acids?

Anything below the ph of 7 ( neutral) is acidic and anything above the ph of 7 is alkaline.

what is an acid?:

a substance that can release hydrogen in detectable amounts

what is a base?

a substance that accepts hydrogen ions

what is salt?

any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base

what does your body loose when you work out?:

Electrolytes

what can you do to refuel your electrolytes?

You can drink Gatorade or anything that replenishes the minerals you lost.