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Carbohydrates Flashcards

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What 3 elements are carbohydrates made from?

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  • carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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What are carbohydrates?

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  • Carbohydrates are made up of single monomer units called monosaccharides
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What are monosaccharides ?

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  • single sugars
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what are examples of monosaccharides?

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  • Hexoses
  • Glucose
  • Fructose
  • pentose
  • Ribose
  • Deoxyribose
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What are disaccharides?

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  • when 2 monomers join together
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What are examples of disaccharides

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  • Maltose
  • lactose
  • sucrose
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What is maltose composed of?

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  • two glucose molecules
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What is a polysaccharide?

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  • When many monosaccharides join
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what are examples of polysaccharides?

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  • Glycogen
  • Cellulose
  • Starch
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What are oliosaccharides?

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  • they have shorter - chain polysaccharide
  • these are not sugars
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What are properties of monosaccharides

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  • single molecules
  • sweet to taste
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Do monosaccharides have glycosidic bonds?

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  • No
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What is the structure of monosaccharides?

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  • exist as a single ring shape
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Solubility of monosaccharides in water

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  • soluble
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Roles of monosaccharides

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  • energy release, transported in blood
  • monomers for other carbohydrates
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Properties of disaccharides?

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  • two molecules covalently joined
  • sweet to taste
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Do disaccharides have glycosidic bonds?

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  • single glycosidic bonds
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Structure of disaccharides

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  • two rings joined
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Role of disaccharides

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  • energy release, storage, and transport within plants
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Properties of polysaccharides

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  • many molecules covalently joined to each other
  • not sweet
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Solubility of polysaccharides in water?

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  • insoluble
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do polysaccharides have glycosidic bonds?

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  • many glycosidic bonds
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structure of polysaccharides?

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  • long chains which may be branched and coiled
  • compact
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roles of polysaccharides?

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-energy storage, structural component of the cell walls

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Solubility of monosaccharides in water?

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  • soluble
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Two types of starch?

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  • amylose and amylopectin
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What is glucose?

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  • Glucose in living organisms is a substrate used in aerobic respiration. This releases energy. It is small/soluble
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Glucose formula

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C6H12O6

29
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what type of sugar is glucose?

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  • Hexose sugar
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Glucose exists in two forms:

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  • alpha and beta
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difference between alpha and glucose molecule

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  • same molecular formula, arranged differently.
  • affects how moleules behave when they join to form polymers
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what type of sugar are Ribose and deoxyribose

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  • Both pentose
    C5H10O5
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What is ribose used for?

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  • Used in RNA
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What is deoxyribose used for?

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  • used in DNA
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Features of disaccharides?

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  • They form when a condensation reaction (loss of water) happens between 2 monosaccharides, forming 1-4 glycosidic bonds
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How does maltose get breakdown into glucose?

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  • Hydrolysis reaction occurs
  • addition of water
  • and enzyme - maltose
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Are all disaccharides reducing sugars?

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  • Yes apart from sucrose
38
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What roles does sucrose have in organisms?

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  • Sugar is transported in the phloem of the plant
39
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What role does lactose have in mammals?

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  • High in energy
  • used in milk
40
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what are polysaccharides?

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  • large polymers which are made by joined by lots of monosaccharides together by condensation reactions, creating long chains
41
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What bonds are monosaccharides joined by?

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  • glycosidiacc bonds
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Roles of polysacchardies?

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Used as energy stores
- starch (plant cells)
- Glycogen (animal cells)
Structural strengths
- Cellulose (plant cell walls)

43
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What is starch made from?

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  • Starch is made from alpha glucose molecules arranged in 2 different ways; amylose and amylopectin
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What is amylose?

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  • long chains of 1,4, linked aplha glucose, coiled into a spiral shape
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What bonds are amylose held by?

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  • It is stabilised by hydrogen bonds holding the helix shape
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What is amylopectin?

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  • long chains 1,4 linked alpha glucose molecules with short branches (1,6 linked)
47
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How is the structure of starch made as a good energy storage molecules in plants?

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  • unreactive - it is used as an energy store
  • compact - a lot can be stored in a small space inside the cell due to amylopectin being branched and amylose being a helix
  • energy is released for respiration
48
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What is glycogen?

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  • main energy store in animals
  • made of long chains of alpha glucose with 1-4 glycosidic bonds, highly branched (1-6 glycosidic bonds)
49
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How is glycogen different to amylopectin?

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  • shorter chains
  • more branches
  • more compact
  • can be stored into a small space
50
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Why would animals need an energy storage molecule that is even more branched than found in plant cells?

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-more branches means it is broken down more rapidly and release energy needed for cellular reactions
- animals are far more active than plants

51
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where is cellulose found in plants?

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  • cell walls
52
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what is cellulose made from?

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  • Beta glucose
53
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Is cellulose a polysaccharide?

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  • yes
54
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How do beta glucose molecules join together?

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  • They can join together if every other molecule is flipped 180 degrees
55
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Structure of cellulose?

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  • straight chain molecule
    NOT coiled or branched
56
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What bonds are formed between cellulose?

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  • cellulose chains are linked by hydrogen bonds forming strong fibres called microfibrils
57
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what are macrofibrils?

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  • They are weak hydrogen bonds joined together to give them great strength
58
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what happens to the macromolecules?

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  • they cross over each other to form the cell wall of plants
  • they are embedded in a gel like structure called pectin which holds them into place

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