The 3 essential groups that decompose are: correct answers carbohydrates, proteins, fats
The 2 main types of decomposition are called: correct answers autolytic, bacterial
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are the 3 essential groups that ______ . correct answers
decompose
Autolytic and bacterial are the two main types of ______ . correct answers decomposition
Self-cell digestion, or cell self-decomposition caused by enzymes is called: correct answers
autolysis
The enzymes of decomposition will come from ______ and ______ . correct answers
saprophytic bacteria, lysosomes
Enzymes are released when acidic pH causes the membranes of ______ to rupture. correct
answers lysosomes
Saprophytic bacteria are normally present in the ______ as normal flora. correct answers
digestive tract
______ are normally present as normal flora in the digestive tract. correct answers saprophytic
bacteria
Saprophytic bacteria are normally present in the digestive tract as _______ . correct answers
normal flora
Bacteria contain different ______ in them than are found normally in the human body. correct
answers enzymes
______ are non-living substances that remain in the body after death and continue their function.
correct answers enzymes
There is a fixed number of ______ in the body at the time of death, which causes autolytic
decomposition to progress slowly. correct answers enzymes
There is a fixed number of enzymes in the body at the time of death, which causes autolytic
decomposition to progress _______ . correct answers slowly
Bacterial decomposition happens _______ than autolysis. correct answers faster
Autolysis happens _______ than bacterial decomposition. correct answers slower
, What are the 4 processes that take place during autolysis? correct answers hydrolysis, oxidation,
deamination, decarboxylation
What is the enzyme for hydrolysis? correct answers hydrolase
Carbohydrates are hydrolyzed and become ______ . correct answers monosaccharides
Proteins are hydrolyzed and become ______ . correct answers amino acids
Fats are hydrolyzed and become ______ . correct answers fatty acids and glycerol
What are the end products after hydrolysis occurs? correct answers monosaccharides, amino
acids, fatty acids and glycerol
What is the enzyme for oxidation? correct answers oxidase
Which of the end products of hydrolysis will be oxidized? correct answers monosaccharides,
fatty acids and glycerol
Which of the end products of hydrolysis CANNOT be oxidized because they contain nitrogen?
correct answers amino acids
Monosaccharides are oxidized into _______ . correct answers CO2, H2O
Fatty acids and glycerol are oxidized into ______ . correct answers CO2, H2O
The end products after Hydrolysis and Oxidation have occurred are: correct answers amino
acids, CO2, H2O
What is the enzyme for deamination? correct answers deaminase
What does deaminase do to amino acids? correct answers removes the amine group (NH2)
What are the end products of amino acid deamination? correct answers ammonia, carboxylic acid
What happens to the carboxylic acid that remains from an amino acid after deamination? correct
answers it oxidizes into CO2 and H2O
Why can the carboxylic acid be oxidized, but the amine cannot? correct answers lack of
ammonia
Can ammonia be oxidized? correct answers no
What is the name of the enzyme for decarboxylation? correct answers decarboxylase
Carboxyl group correct answers COOH