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Total cards: 12•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Why are enzymes described as being substrate specific

Back (Answer)

Only certain enzymes can fit with certain substrates

#2
Front (Question)

How does an enzyme act as a catalyst for reactions

Back (Answer)

By reducing activation energy

#3
Front (Question)

Functions of the colon

Back (Answer)

• Storage of feces - Fermentation of undigested foods

#4
Front (Question)

Difference between vitamins and minerals

Back (Answer)

Whereas vitamins are organic substances (made by plants or animals), minerals are inorganic elements that come from the soil and water and are absorbed by plants or eaten by animals. Your body needs larger amounts of some minerals, such as calcium, to grow and stay healthy.

#5
Front (Question)

What is ATP

Back (Answer)

Adenosine triphosphate In a process called cellular respiration, chemical energy in food is converted into chemical energy that the cell can use, and stores it in molecules of ATP. … When the cell needs energy to do work, ATP loses its 3rd phosphate group, releasing energy stored in the bond that the cell can use to do work.

#6
Front (Question)

What is metabolic rate

Back (Answer)

Basal metabolic rate is the rate of energy expenditure per unit time by endothermic animals at rest.

#7
Front (Question)

Nutrients absorbed in the small intestine

Back (Answer)

Carbohydrates Proteins lipids

#8
Front (Question)

Name of lymph capillary found in the vili

Back (Answer)

lacteals

#9
Front (Question)

Why does Co2 diffuse faster than oxygen

Back (Answer)

its more soluble

#10
Front (Question)

3 layers of muscle in the stomach

Back (Answer)

longitude circular oblique

#11
Front (Question)

What is a macrophage

Back (Answer)

type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.

#12
Front (Question)

Drop of blood pressure in the nephron

Back (Answer)

with a decrease in blood pressure, the nephron increases sodium and water reabsorption, to increase ECFV and thereby increase blood pressure.