Carbohydrates Flashcards
1
Q
Basic unit of a carbohydrate
A
monosaccharide
2
Q
Two monosaccharides make a…
A
Disaccharide
3
Q
Many monosaccharides form a…
A
Polysaccharide
4
Q
Monosaccharides are used as
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-building blocks for large carbohydrates, polysaccharides, starch, glycogen, cellulose + chitin
5
Q
General formula of monosaccharides is
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(CH2O)
6
Q
General formula for hexose sugars
A
C6H12O6
7
Q
What’s special about hexose sugars
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-all have the same molecular formula but differ in molecular structure
8
Q
What are Glucoses’ two isomers
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-alpha glucose
-beta glucose
9
Q
How can monosaccharides act like a source of energy in respiration?
A
- carbon-hydrogen and carbon-carbon bonds are broken to release energy transferred to make ATP
10
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Monosaccharides are important in
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-nucleotides such as deoxyribose in DNA
-ribose in RNA
