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Examples of Monosaccharides | Glucose,fructose,sucrose,fgalactose |
Alpha glucose= | Down up down down H is first down |
Beta glucose | = down up down up / H is first up |
Monosacharide + monosaccharise= | Disaccharide + water (condensation reaction) |
Eg of hydolysis reaction | Sucrose + water= glucose + fructose |
Eg of a monasaccharide and uses | Glucose C6H12O6 small and soluble used in respiration for energy |
Condensation | Forms a glycosidic bond + water |
Hydrolysis | Removes water by temp/ optimum temp |
What is a polysaccharide | A large polymer of monosaccharide -starch, glucose glycogen -non reducing |
Cellulose | Function - strengh and rigidty to the cell wall structure- long straight chain -many hydrogen bonds to form adjacent chains called microfibils to bundle together to form macrofibils= rigid |
Starch | Found in plants -insoluble -helixical for compact store -large no of alpha glucose molecules |
Glycogen | Branched alpha glucose for large surface area-respiration liver and muscle tissues |
Fatty acid | Long hydrocarbon + R-COOH |
Single bond in fatty acid = | Saturated c-c bonds in r group |
Double bond in fatty acid = | Unsaturated c=c bonds in r group |
What bonds do lipids have | Ester bonds |
Triglyceride= | One glycerol and 3 fatty acids joined by condensation 3x H20 IS REMOVED |
Phoshoplipid consist of | Two fatty acids,one glycerol and a phosphate group |
Formation of phospholipid | The phospholipid molecule has a polar hydrophillic head (attracts water) containing the phosphate group and a non polar hydrophobic tail consisting of the fatty acid chains |
Proteins contain | C,H,N,O |
What is sub unit of a protein | Amino acid |
What bonds do a primary structure have | -peptide bonds and first sequence of amino acids |
Hydroylis of protein by | Heating or acid or enzyme |
What is the secondary structure | Coling of the polypeptide chain as result of hydrogen bonds and peptide bonds. alpha helix and beta pleated sheet |
Tertiary structure | Further foliding of the polypeptide chain due hydrogen bonds ,ionic and disulphide bridges eg fibrous proteins (kerartin- hair) globular (hormones/ enzymes) |
Quaternary structure | A number of indivual polypetide chains eg antibodies or haemoglobin |
An ions | Is an atom or group of atoms with an electric charge |
Inorganic ion | Doesnt contain carbon so iron fe2+ and phosphate |
What happens to between water molecules | Weak hydrogen bonds due to charges attracting it |
Functions of water | Metabolic reaction (photosynthesis, digestion/hydroylsis) temperature regulation - specific latent heat of vapourisation solvent |
Where is atp made | Respiration - energy |
Function of atp | Energy storage molecule it stores it in high energy bonds between the phosphate groups |
How does atp release energy | Hydrolysis to adp and pi by ATP hydrolyase |
Atp is reformed by | Atp synthase eg photosynthesis |
What is a habitat ? | A place where an organism lives |
What is biodiversity? | The range of species found in a habitat |
Species richness | The no of different species present in a community |
What is a community ? | All the organisms of all the species that live in a habitat |
Enzymes functions | -SPECIFIC TERTIARY STRUCTURE -SPECIFIC ACTIVE SHAPE -ONLY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ACTIVE SITE -LOWER ACTIVATION ENERGY |
Lock and Key theory | Active site is complimentary |
Induced fit theory | The acitve site is not complimentary so it changes the active site |
Endings of enymes and their meaning | Ase- carbohydrate - glycosidic bond ease-protein- peptide |
Factors affecting rate of reaction | -enzyme concentration (run out substrates for es complexes) -substrate concentration increases so more es complexes then substrate conc is no longer the limiting factor ( max es complexes not enough enzymes) -temperature (kinetic energy increases so more collisions creating es complexes quicker until it reaches optimum temp and the max everything until it suceeds this then causes hydrogen/ionic bonds in enzyme to break Causes enzyme’s ts to change,so active s changes no longer compimentary) PH (ph changes cause hydrogen bonds to break in the specific tertiarty structure) |
What is a competitive inhibitor ? | Inhhibitor competes with the substrate for the active site and binds preventing the substrate and active site binding so the rate of r is slower |
Keywords for when an enzyme denatures. | Bonds break Tertiary structure Active site shape Not complementary No ES complexes |
Enzyme denatures | Bonds break -hydrogen and ionic bonds in the enzyme break Tertiary structure - changes Active site shape -this causes the active site shape to change Not complementary -not complementary to active site So no ES complexes form |
Difference between animal and plant cell | Plants cells have cell wall, starch grains and chloraplast and vacuole |
Prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells differences | Pro= no membrane bound organelles -70s ribosomes - circular dna -plasmids -flagella |
Function of the nucleus | Contains DNA which codes for proteins |
Function of chloraplast | Carries out photosynthesis to produce glucose |
Mitochondria function | Carries out aerobic respiration which releases energy in the form of ATP |
Function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum | Synthesises fats and transports fats around the cell |
Rough endoplasmic reticulum FUNCTION | Protein synthesis and transports to golgi body |
Function of the golgi body | To modify and package proteins producing vesicles and lysosomes |
Lysosomes are | Digesting enzymes |
Ribosomes | Carry out protein synthesis |
Steps of centrifugation | 1. grind cell to break it 2. blend with a cold isotonic buffer solution 3. filter to remove cell debris 4. centrifuge spin 5.increases speed for next pellet |
Roles of the cold isotonic buffer solution | Cold- prevents enzyme action isotonic - prevents osmosis buffer - maintains ph so no denaturing |
The levels of pellets in a centrifuge | Nucleus Chloroplast Mitochondria endoplasmic ribosomes |
A light microscope | -alive or dead organisms -2d -small cells thick or thin samples long wavelength of light so less resolution |
Scanning electron microscope (ing-bouncING) | Electrons bounce dead thin samples 3d |
Transmisson electron microscope | Electrons pass dead thin samples 2d |
Levels of size of measurements | Mm -----> micrometres -----> nanometres x1000 ------------------------ x1000 |
Describe the digestion of starch | Starch enters the mouth and is hydrolysed into maltose by salivary amylase. In the duodenum it is again hydroylsed into maltose by pancreactic amylase which is breaking the glycosidic bonds . then in the ileum the maltose is hydrolysed by membrane bound maltase into alpha glucose |
Describe the digestion of proteins | In the stomach the endopeptidase breaks the internal peptide bonds of the protein forming smaller polypeptide chains. In the duodenum the smaller polypeptide chains are hydrolysed by exo and endo peptidase to release amino acids and di peptides. therfore in the ileum membrane bound dipetidase hydrolysed the peptide bond of the dipeptide to form amino acids. |
Digestion of lipids | The liver makes bile salts that is stored in the gallbladder . in the duodenum the bile salts emulsify these fats into smaller fats. pancreatic lipase hydrolyses ester bonds in lipids to form glycerol and fatty acids. In the ileum the membrane bound lipase hydrolyse the lipids further into 3 fatty acids and one glycerol and micelles |
Absorption of glucose | The SODIUM POTASSIUM PUMP allows for sodium ions to be actively transported out of the cell , atp is required as it is against the concentration gradient . this lowers the sodium ion concentration inside the epithelial cell creating a conc gradient. 2. The glucose and sodium ions from the lumen bind to NA+/GLIUCOSE CO TRANSPORT PROTEINas they are facilitated diffused into the cell from (high-low ) 3. GLUCOSE CHANNEL PROTEIN allows glucose to be absorbed from the ep cell into the blood by facilitated diffusion |
What do the proteins names change to when its proteins absorption | 1. Na+/K pump 2. Na+/amino acid co transport protein 3. Amino acid channel protein |
Absorption of fats | 1. Micelles form - complex of bile salts , glycerol and fatty acids . Micelles bring glycerol and fatty acids to the cell membrane . glycerol and fatty acids diffused into cell across bilayer 2. ser synthesises to form lipids 2.5 golgi processes triglycerrides with a protein to form chylomicrons in a vesicle . vesicle realeases them so they can diffuse into lacteals. 3. fluid in lacteals drains into bloods |
The structure of the ileum | Many long folds called villi . Thick smooth muscle layer , thin muscle layer end epithelium |
What is the Villi | The villi are lined with a single layer of epithelial cells. Many small branching blood vessels called capillaries and long lymph vessels called a lacteal |
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose | Sucrase Maltose Lactose Lipid Dipeptide |
Absorption of digestive products | Molecules move into the lumen , moves across microvilli of epithelial cells , moved across endothelial cells lining the capillary unit the blood |
Cell membranes have a fluid mosaic. what is it? | The phospholipid layer is fluid because the phospholipids are always moving. the proteins are scattered in a mosaic pattern |
Functions of the cell membrane | 1. transport 2.digestion 3. immune responses |
3 factors molecules have to be to cross the phopholipid bi layer | 1. small 2. non polar 3. lipid soluble |
Diffusion | High to low concentration no energ req |
Facilitated diffusion | Polar mols channel or carrier protein high to low |
Active transport | Low to high so against conc g requires energy - atp carrier protein ( have specific binding site that the molecule joins too , changing shape of the binding site so the molecule can be transported ). |
Co transport | 2 mols transported together fd= high to low |
Factors affection the rate of diffusion | - temp- kinetic energy - number of proteins -conc gradient -diffusion pathway distance -surface area |
Osmoisis | The netmovement of water from an area of high water potental to low |
How do polar and lipid insoluble molecules cross the the membrane | Transport proteins - channel or carrier |
Describing transport keywords | 1. Concentration gradient ( high to low / low to high (atp required ) 2. Transport protein ( channel or carrier ) 3.ATP require aka active transport |
Phospholipid bilayer structure | Extrinsic . intrinsic proteins cholesterol |
Reducing sugar | Benedicts solution and heat Red – Reducing sugar present Blue – Reducing sugar not present |
Non reducing sugar | Do 1st test add an bendedicts and heat. ( reducing sugar) then add acid and heat to break the bonds add alkali (neutralise acid) add benedicts and heat Red –sugar present Blue – sugar not present |
Test for starch | Add iodine to the substance a blue/black colour change should be observed |
Test for protein | Add copper sulphate Add sodium hydroxide colour change to purple indicates present |
What is antigen ? | Causes an immune response |
What is a pathogen | A microorganisms that causes disease |
The 4 types of cells | -memory t and B cell - Tc t killer cell -Th helper cell - B cell |
What is the cellular response | Replication of t killer cells that detect antigens , that release perforating proteins which punch holes to cause the cell to break . The memory t and B cells remain |
The humoral response | B cells activate and Replicate and make monoclonal antibodies . They agglutinate (glu =stops movement ) of the pathogen . They engulf and kill the pathogen by phagocytosis. |