Carbohydrates

Question 1

what is the monomer of a carbohydrate and what 2 functional groups are present

Answer 1

monosaccharide; hydroxyl (-OH) & carbonyl (=O) functional groups

Question 2

some different sugars have the same chemical formula with the same # of C,H,& O- what are they classified as different

Answer 2

the different arrangements of functional groups change the sugar

Question 3

in what form of monosaccharides often most stable in

Answer 3

ring form

Question 4

if the -OH group attached to the carbon 1 of the ring is in a down position, is it alpha or beta?

Answer 4

Alpha

Question 5

what is the function of monosaccharides and disaccharides

Answer 5

• used as building blocks for larger carbohydrates

- many are used as chemical energy for the cell

Question 6

what kind of bond links monosaccharides together into a polymer

Answer 6

glycosidic bonds

Question 7

what is an oligosaccharide? many are attached to proteins and function as….

Answer 7

many monosaccharides in one molecule and functions as an identity tag

Question 8

energy polysaccharides are long chains of what monomer?
Which one is found in plants and animals?
what kind of linkages are between the monomers?

Answer 8

Monosaccharides, glycogen, starch, alpha linkage

Question 9

structural polysaccharides have what general structure

Answer 9

more than 2 monosaccharides linked together covalently by glycosidic linkages in a condensation reaction

Question 10

which structural polysaccharide is found in plants?

Answer 10

cellulose

Question 11

what structural polysaccharide is found in the following groups: fungi, insects, bacteria

Answer 11

fungi: chitin
insects: chitin
bacteria: peptidoglycan