3.2 Carbohydrates

Question 1

Starch

Answer 1

storage carbohydrate in plants

Question 2

Carbohydrate

Answer 2

biological macromolecule in which the ratio of carbon to hydrogen and to oxygen is 1:2:1; carbohydrates serve as energy sources and structural support in cells and form the a cellular exoskeleton of arthropods

Question 3

Monosaccharides

Answer 3

single unit or monomer of carbohydrates

Question 4

Disaccharides

Answer 4

two sugar monomers that are linked together by a glycosidic bond

Question 5

Glycosidic Bond

Answer 5

bond formed by a dehydration reaction between two monosaccharides with the elimination of a water molecule

Question 6

Polysaccharides

Answer 6

long chain of monosaccharides; may be branched or unbranched

Question 7

Glycogen

Answer 7

storage carbohydrate in animals

Question 8

Cellulose

Answer 8

polysaccharide that makes up the cell wall of plants; provides structural support to the cell

Question 9

Chitin

Answer 9

type of carbohydrate that forms the outer skeleton of all arthropods that include crustaceans and insects; it also forms the cell walls of fungi