1.3 - Organic Compounds: Carbohydrates

Question 1

Carbohydrate

Answer 1

A macromolecule made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a relative 1:2:1 ratio

Question 2

Cellulose

Answer 2

A polymer of glucose and the cell wall structure of plantsD

Question 3

Disaccharide

Answer 3

Two monomers of carbohydrates bonded together with a glycosidic bond

Question 4

Functional Group

Answer 4

Any group of covalently bonded atoms in an organic molecule that function as one unit in a chemical reaction (hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, methyl, phosphate)

Question 5

Glycogen

Answer 5

A polymer of glucose and the storage form of carbohydrates in animals

Question 6

Macromolecule

Answer 6

Any large molecule

Question 7

Monomer

Answer 7

A single unit of a macromolecule

Question 8

Monosaccharide

Answer 8

A monomer of carbohydratesP

Question 9

Polymer

Answer 9

Many monomers linked together by covalent bonds

Question 10

Saccharide

Answer 10

The scientific term for carbohydrates or sugars

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

Many monomers of carbohydrates bonded together

Question 11

starch

Answer 11

A polymer of glucose and the storage form of carbohydrates in plants