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What are carbohydrates mainly composed of?

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Carbon and Hydrogen

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Why are carbohydrates so important?

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energy sources (sugars)
energy storage (starch; glycogen)
structural molecules (cellulose; chitin)
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What is the biological term for carbohydrate?

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Saccharides

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What is a carbohydrate composed of one saccharides molecules called?

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Monosaccharides

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What is a carbohydrate composed of two saccharides molecules called?

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Disaccharides

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What is a carbohydrate composed of 3-10 saccharides molecules called?

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oligosaccharide

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What is a carbohydrate composed many saccharides molecules?

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Polysaccharides (i.e. more than 10)

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What are the monomers of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides are the basic units (monomers) of all carbohydrates

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Name three monosaccharides

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

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What are isomers?

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compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas

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All sugars have…

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…ring structures

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What are dissaccharides?

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Disaccharides are polymers containing two monosaccharides

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Name three disaccharides and how they are formed.

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Sucrose - glucose + glucose
Lactose - glucose + fructose
Maltose - glucose + galactose

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When two sugar molecules join together, a water molecule is released. What is this called?

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Condensation polymerisation

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Name three examples of polysaccharides

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Glycogen
Starch
Cellulose

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