Carbohydrates

Question 1

organic molecules all contain ______

Answer 1

carbon

Question 2

carbohydrates are built from

Answer 2

monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides

Question 3

what is the basic formula for carbohydrates

Answer 3

(CH2))n

Question 4

How many carbons do monosaccharides typically have

Answer 4

3-7

Question 5

what is a monosaccharide with 3 carbons called

Answer 5

trioses

Question 6

name of a monosaccharide with 5 carbons

Answer 6

pentoses

Question 7

name of monosaccharide with 6 carbons

Answer 7

hexose

Question 8

what kind of functional group do carbohydrates have?

Answer 8

carbonyl (C=0)

Question 9

Aldose

Answer 9

beginning

Question 10

ketose

Answer 10

middle

Question 11

aliphatic

Answer 11

linear

Question 12

aromatic

Answer 12

ring

Question 13

dehydration synthesis

Answer 13

requires energy, linking molecules, taking out H2O

Question 14

Hydrolysis synthesis

Answer 14

releases energy, breaking polymers apart, putting in H2O

Question 15

Monomers

Answer 15

subunits that make up macromolecules

Question 16

polymers

Answer 16

monomers linked together via covalent bond

Question 17

enzymes

Answer 17

speed up process

Question 18

dissacharides

Answer 18

2 monosaccharides

Question 19

polysaccharides function

Answer 19

metabolic, signaling receptors, structural

Question 20

How are polysaccharides distinguished?

Answer 20

by their glycosidic linkage

Question 21

cellulose

Answer 21

polysaccharide found in cell walls of plants

Question 22

chitin

Answer 22

polysaccharide, makes hard shell of insects