Carbohydrates Flashcards
Which type of carbohydrate is NOT used for energy storage
Sucrose
The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:
Monosaccharide, disaccharide and polysaccharide
What elements make up carbohydrates
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
All carbohydrate names end with such ending:
Ose
What two groups are removed from the monosaccharide to form disaccharides of polysaccharides
H and OH group
How do the number of H atoms compare to the number of O atoms in a carbohydrate
There are twice as many H
What carb is NOT used for structure
Glucose
c6h12o6 is the molecular formula for what carbohydrate
Both glucose and fructose
Give an example of a disaccharide
Lactose
These are all properties of a monosaccharide except
Double sugar
What are the monomers of carbohydrates called
Monosaccharides