You're ameano! Amino Acids | Protein, there's no beef about it! | Carbohydrates - carbing up your diet! | Lipid Time! |
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What is an amino acid?
These make up proteins.
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What is a protein?
Proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide chains and the subunits of polypeptide chains are called amino acids.
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What is a carbohydrate?
Any of the group of organic compounds composed by carbon hydrogen, and oxygen including sugars, starches, and celluloses.
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Can Lipids dissolve in water?
Lipids are usually insoluble in water.
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Are Polypeptide chains are made from nucleotides joined together?
True
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What are the building blocks of proteins?
amino acids
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What is cellular respiration?
Cells extract energy from glucose molecules by breaking them down in a series of reactions.
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How do Lipids help the axons of the nerve cells?
They act as electrical insulators on the axons of the nerve cells.
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Name the ten essential amino acids that are needed in a fish's diet?
methionine, arginine, threonine, tryptophan, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, leucine, valine, and phenylalanine.
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How does protein benefit aquatic organisms?
Proteins account for 50% of dry mass in cells, and are instrumental in almost everything that aquatic organisms do.
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What is a disaccharide?
Consists of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage, a covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydrated reaction.
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How does the body store energy in the body?
Lipids act as a compound that stores energy in the body.
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What happens when the amino acid balance in a fish diet becomes unbalanced?
If the amino acid balance is not correct, or if there is insufficient energy in the diet, valuable amino acids will be used as an expensive source of energy.
However, if too much energy is provided, the animals will not grow to their maximum potential. |
What speeds up a chemical reaction?
Enzymatic proteins
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What happens a reducing sugar in a reaction?
The sugar becomes a carboxylic acid.
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How does the body regulate its heat?
Lipids play a role in keeping the body temperature stable.
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What groups are in the structure of amino acids?
amino group, carboxyl group, hydrogen group
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What is the bond between amino acids called?
a peptide bond.
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What is an Oligsaccharide?
A carbohydrate comprised of a few saccharides.
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What has twice as much energy density of protein and carbohydrates?
Lipids are high-energy nutrients that can be utilised to carry twice as much energy proteins and carbohydrates.
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