3.3 carbohydrate

Question 1

carbohydrate formula

Answer 1

C6-H12-O2

Question 2

Carbohydrate structure

Answer 2

hydrogen, central carbon, hydroxyl

Question 3

monosaccharides

Answer 3

simple sugars( glucose)

Question 4

disaccharides

Answer 4

2 monosaccharides linked covalently (sucrose)

Question 5

oligosaccharides

Answer 5

made up of several monosaccharides

Question 6

polysaccharides

Answer 6

starch, glycogen, and cellulose. polymers made up of thousands of monosaccharides

Question 7

pentose

Answer 7

5 carbon sugar. the backbone of nucleic acid DNA and RNA

Question 8

Hexoses

Answer 8

group of structural isomers.

Question 9

Glyosidic linkages

Answer 9

bonds monosaccharides through condensation

Question 10

starches

Answer 10

polysaccharides of glucose

Question 11

glycogen

Answer 11

polymer of glucose and is used to store glucose in liver and muscles

Question 12

cellulose

Answer 12

predominant component of plant cell walls. great structural material that can withstand harsh environment

Question 13

chemically modified carbohydrate

Answer 13

added functional groups to carbohydrate to change the function and property.

Question 14

Carbohydrate biochemical roles

Answer 14

stored energy that can be released for usage by organism

transport stored energy within complex organisms

serves as carbon skeletons, that can be re-arranged to form new molecules

form extracellular assemblies like cell walls, to provide structure to organisms.