bio 5 Flashcards by Kyra Gray

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carbohydrates serve as ___ and ___ ___

A

fuel and building material

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sugar is a ____ carbohydrate

A

simple

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polymers are a ____ carbohydrate

A

complex

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what do disaccharides consist of?

A

two monosaccharides

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what does the bonding of two glucose units create?

A

maltose

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what is sucrose?

A

a disaccharide formed from glucose and fructose

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what causes lactose intolerence?

A

a lack of the lactase enzyme

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what are polysaccharides

A

long chains of monosaccharides

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two examples of storage polysaccharides

A

starch and glycogen

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two examples of structural polysaccharides

A

cellulose and chitin

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what does starch consist of?

A

glucose monomers

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what does glycogen consist of?

A

glucose monomers

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what is cellulose a major component of?

A

the tough walls the enclose plant cells

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____ is difficult to digest

A

cellulose

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where is chitin found?

A

in the exoskeleton of arthopods and cell walls of fungi