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The sum of the processes involved in the intake and utilization of food substances |
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How do you get Nutrition? |
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Acquisition, Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Metabolism and Waste Disposal |
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Supply living organisms with essential minerals and pre-assembled molecules for energy for cellular processes, biosynthesis and regulatory molecules to complete life cycle and enhance survival |
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What is an organic molecule? |
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A molecule that contains carbon (CO2 is an exception) |
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What are the roles of P, K and S? |
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P - Need for ATP and in bones
K - action potential
S - structure of proteins |
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How can Nutrients be classified? |
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Minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins |
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Compare and contrast macromolecules and micromolecules |
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Macro - used to form buidling blocks for ATP
Micro - used as regulatory molecules |
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What are the roles of minerals? |
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- Maintain structure and function of proteins
- Control charges across membranes
- Cofactors in reduction and oxidation reactiosn
- Components of cells and tissues
- Signal messengers
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What are the roles of Vitamins? |
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- Cofactors or coezymes
- Participants in oxidation-reduction reations
- Precursors of biologically active molecules
- Act as hormones
- Important in development
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What vitamins are fat soluble? Water soluble? |
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Fat - A, D, E, K
Water - B and C |
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How do vitamins act as hormones? |
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Vitamin D - Humans can make this from cholesterol |
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What are the 3 monosaccharides? |
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- Glucose
- Galactose
- Fructose
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What are the Disaccharides? |
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- Maltose = glucose + glucose
- Sucrose = glucose + fructose
- Lactose = glucose + galactose
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True or False - enzymes are needed for dehydration and hydrolysis reactions |
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What are the Polysaccharides? |
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Starch (storage), glycogen (storage), cellulose (makes up cell walls of plants; structure) and chitin (structure) |
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What are the roles of lipids? |
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- Energy
- Membrane structure
- Biological regulators
- Insulation
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What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated? |
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Saturated - no double bonds; "saturated" with hydrogens
Unsaturated - contains double bonds |
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What do herbivores need in order to break down cellulose? |
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What 2 Omega 3 Fatty Acids are needed to make nerve cells? |
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What is the basic structure of an amino acid? |
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Amino group, R group (side chain), H and carboxyl group |
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What reaction forms peptide bonds? |
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How many essential Amino Acids are there? |
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The sum of all chemical reactions within a cell or organism |
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The capacity to cause change; must obey laws of thermodynamics |
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What are Catabolic Reactions? |
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Breakdown of macromolecules into simple molecules and production of energy from breaking of bonds |
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What are Anabolic Reactions? |
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Building reactions; require energy that has been stored |
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What are the first two laws of thermodynamics? |
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First law - energy cannot be created or destroyed
Second law - every time energy is transformed, you lose a little to entropy |
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Are Catabolic reactions Exergonic? |
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Yes. Products have less potential energy than reactants |
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Are Anabolic reactions endergonic? |
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Yes. Products have more potential energy than reactants (takes energy to perform reaction) |
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What is a defining feature of life? |
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Some steps in Cellular Respiration are exergonic and others are endergonic |
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True or False - Energy coupling does not require ATP |
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False. It does require ATP |
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What are Oxidation/Reduction Reactions? |
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- The transfer or relocation of electrons
- Lose electrons = oxidation
- Gain electrons = reduction
- Donate electrons = reducing agent
- Accepting electrons = oxidizing agent
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What is Substrate Level Phosphorlyation? |
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Skips intermediate steps of transferring electrons. Directly takes phosphate group from one organic substrate and attaches it to ATP |
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True or False - fats are polymers |
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False. They are not polymers; they are made up of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol molecule |
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What determines a protein's shape? |
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Primary structure of Polypeptide |
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What are the 3 parts of nucleotides? |
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- Nitrogen base
- 5 carbon sugar
- phosphate group
Purines (A and G) are larger
Pyrimidine (C,T and U) are smaller |
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What are 3 Catabolic Pathways? |
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- Fermentation - partial degradation of sugars and other organic fuels without oxygen
- Aerobic respiration - oxygen is consumed with each reactant
- Cellular Respiration - includes both aerobic and anaerobic processes
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Where does Glycolysis occur? (stage 1) |
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Occurs in cytosol. It is here that glucose is broken does into 2 molecules called pyruvate |
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What happens to pyruvate to convert it to Acetyl CoA? |
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Explain what Acetyl CoA does |
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It enters the Citric Acid Cyle and finishes the breakdown of CO2 |
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What is Oxidative Phosphorylation? |
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Energy released at each step of chain is stored in a form that the mitochondria can use to make ATP from ADP |
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What is Substrate Level Phosphorlyation? |
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Smaller amount of ATP is formed directly in fewer reactions |
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How many ATP are generally made at the end of Cellular Respiration? |
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What are the 2 stages of Glycolysis? |
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Energy investment (spend ATP) and Energy Payoff (receive ATP by substrate level phosphorylation) |
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When does pyruvate get oxidized? |
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As it enters mitochondria |
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Explain the citric acid cycle |
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Each Acetyl CoA that enters produces 3 NADH, 1 FADH, 2 CO2 and 1 ATP
(Since glucose can make 2 Acetyl CoA, double these numbers) |
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How many ATP are made by substrate level phosphorylation? |
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What is the enzyme that actually makes ATP from ADP |
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Energy coupling mechanism that uses energy stored in the form on H ion gradient across a membrane to drive cellular work |
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How many ATP are made in Chemiosmosis and ETC? |
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What is Alcohol Fermentation? |
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Pyruvate is converted to ethanol. CO2 is released from pyruvate and converted to acetylaldehyde. Acetylaldehyde is then reduced to NADH |
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What is Lactic Acid Fermentation? |
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Pyruvate is directly reduced to NADH to form lactate as a produce
NO CO2 RELEASE |
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What are Obligate anaerobes? |
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Carry out fermentation or anaerobic respiration
CANNOT SURVIVE IN OXYGEN |
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What are Faculatative Anaerobes? |
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Make enough ATP to survive using either fermentation or respiration? |
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What are the 4 main stages of Cellular Respiration? |
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- Glycolysis
- Pyruvate Oxidation (Acetyl CoA)
- Citric Acid Cycle
- Oxidative Phosphorlyation (ETC and Chemiosmosis)
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What are the products and reactants of Cellular Respiration? |
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Reactants: Glucose and 6 oxygen
Products: 6 CO2, 6 water and ATP |
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What is produced by Glycolysis, Pyruvate Oxidation and Citric Acid Cycle? |
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What are Photoautotrophs? |
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Dependant on light as energy and CO2 are carbon source |
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What are Photoheterotrophs? |
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Dependant on light as energy source and organic compounds as carbon source |
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What are Chemoautotrophs? |
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Depend on inorganic molecules for energy and CO2 as carbon source |
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What are Chemoheterotrophs? |
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Dependant on organic compounds for energy and carbon source
HUMANS |
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Define the following:
- Substrate feeders
- Fluid feeders
- Suspension feeders
- Filter feeders
- Bulk feeders
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- Substrate feeders - live in or on their food source (moths)
- Fluid feeders - suck nutrient rich from host (mosquitos)
- Suspension feeders - eat small organisms or food particles suspended in water (clams)
- Filter feeders - move water through filtering structure (Humpback whale)
- Bulk feeders - eat relatively large pieces of food (snakes, humans)
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Hydrolysis of macromolecules |
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Why is Intracellular Digestion important? |
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For breakdown of old, worn down parts of the cell; many simple organisms use this method
Occurs in vacuoles and lysosomes |
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What is Extracellular Digestion? |
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Digestion that occurs outside of the cells |
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How do the pancreas regulate? |
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Blood glucose levels rise = secrete insulin
Blood glucose levels drop = secrete glycogon |
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What is the most diverse adaptation to diets? |
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Cheek Teeth; these are specialized in herbivores |
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What is the variation in jaw muscles? |
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Carnivores - large temporalis, small masseter; up and down mastication
Herbivores - large masseter, small temporalis; side to side mastication |
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Is the Cecum more developed in carnivores or herbivores? |
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What is the difference between hind-gut and fore-gut fermentors? |
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Hind-gut - fermentation chamber is behind small intestine (horses)
Fore-gut - fermentation chamber is before small intestine (ruminants) |
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Cetartiodactyla - what are they? |
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- Even toed ungulates (hoof)
- fore-gut fermentors
- over 250 species
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Perissodactyla - what are they? |
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- Odd-toed ungulates
- Hind-gut fermentors
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What is one challenge of herbivory? |
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They cannot digest cellulose. Thus, they have a symbiotic relationship with microbes |
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What is microbial fermentation? |
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specialized compartments house microorganisms that have cellulase. They produce VFA which can be absorbed in fermentation chamber |
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What are the 4 parts to the cow's stomach? |
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- Rumen (largest)
- Reticulum
- Omasum
- Abomasum
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Why is it important to maintain a neutral pH? |
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Microbes live best in these conditions |
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What is more efficient - hind or fore-gut fermentation? |
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Fore-gut; more efficient with cellulose and have filter banners |
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What are some Dental Adaptations? |
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Carnivores - sharp incisors and canines; molars and premolars are jagged
Herbivores - little incisors and canines; molars and premolars for food grinding
Omnivores - pointed canines, premolars for grinding and molars for crushing |
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Ghrelin - triggers feeling of hunger
Leptin - suppresses appetite |
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