Carbohydrates

Question 1

Organic molecules

Answer 1

Ironically living things are made of non living chemicals

Question 2

Carbohydrates

Answer 2

Body’s most important source of energy
Rely on plants for carbohydrates

Question 3

Monosaccharides

Answer 3

Simplistic carbohydrates

Question 4

Ribose

Answer 4

Simple sugars found in RNA

Question 5

Deoxyribose

Answer 5

Simple sugar found in DNA

Question 6

Disaccharide

Answer 6

Combination of 2 monosaccharides by the removal of a water molecule in a process called condensation

Question 7

Lactose

Answer 7

Disaccharide milk sugar produced in remake mammals

Question 8

Sucrose

Answer 8

Disaccharide sugar storage/transport molecule in plant

Question 9

Disaccharide monosaccharides Test

Answer 9

Benedict’s solution

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

Combination of many monosaccharides joined together in straight or branches chains

Question 11

Glycogen

Answer 11

Storage molecule for glucose in animals; stored in liver and muscles

Question 12

Starch

Answer 12

Storage molecule for glucose in plant (up to 6000 glucose units)

Question 13

Cellulose

Answer 13

Hydrogen bounded chains of glucose arranged side by side; makes up plant cell wall; river

Question 14

Amylose

Answer 14

Straight chain polymer of D-glucose unit

Question 15

Amylopectin

Answer 15

Branches chain polymer of D-glucose unit

Question 16

Polysaccharide Test

Answer 16

Iodine

Question 17

Lipid

Answer 17

Non polar
Store energy when glycogen are maxed out

Question 18

Triglycerides

Answer 18

Formed by glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Question 19

2 types of triglyceride

Answer 19

Fats and oils

Question 20

Solid fats

Answer 20

Come from animals

Question 21

Oils

Answer 21

Come from plants

Question 22

Test for fats

Answer 22

Clear spot on brown paper

Question 23

Phospholipid

Answer 23

If we replace fatty acid chain with a phosphate molecule we get a phospholipid
Makes phosphate part of the molecule polar and fatty acid part non polar

Question 24

Waxes

Answer 24

Long chains of fatty acids that are insoluble in water

Question 25

Sterol

Answer 25

Fat needed by the body to make bile, cell membrane, nerve, coating, hormones Made by the liver

Question 26

LDL chosterol

Answer 26

Harmful since it sticks to blood vessels forming plaques

Question 27

HDL chosterol

Answer 27

Good, takes cholesterol to the liver to be broken down

Question 28

Proteins

Answer 28

Made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen and oms

Question 29

Amino acids

Answer 29

Building blocks of protein Many combinations