Carbohydrates

Question 1

Carbohydrates are…

Answer 1

Macronutrients that involves sugars, starch and cellulose. These saccharides are broken down into three major groups including monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.

Question 2

Carbohydrates acts as an …

Answer 2

energy source, it help control blood glucose and insulin metabolism, it also participates in cholesterol and triglyceride metabolism, and help with fermentation.

Question 3

Monosaccharides are…

Answer 3

Sugars that is not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis, is classed as either an aldose or ketose, and contains one or more hydroxyl groups per molecule. called also simple sugar.

Question 4

Disaccharides are…

Answer 4

Sugars formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) are joined by glycosidic linkage. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are soluble in water. Three common examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.

Question 5

Polysaccharides are…

Answer 5

Long chains of carbohydrate molecules, composed of several smaller monosaccharides. These complex bio-macromolecules functions as an important source of energy in animal cell and form a structural component of a plant cell.