Carbohydrates Flashcards
1
Q
What bonds are present in carbohydrates?
A
Glycosidic linkage/bonds
2
Q
Polymers are broken down into monomers in ______ reactions
A
hydrolysis
3
Q
Simple sugars
A
Monosaccarides. eg. glucose
4
Q
Disaccarides
A
2 simple sugars linked by covalent bonds
5
Q
Oligosaccharides
A
3-20 monosaccarides
6
Q
Polysaccarides
A
hundreds of thousand of monosaccarides. eg. Starch
7
Q
Beetle skeleton is made up of
A
chitin
8
Q
Functions of Carbohydrates
A
store and transport stored energy, carbon skeletons
9
Q
Carbohydrates can be modified by the addition of
A
Functional groups
10
Q
Glucose
A
Energy; exists in chain and straight line form; Ring form (more common) exists as alpha or beta
