Carbohydrates

Question 1

carbohydrates are composed of..?

Answer 1

C, H, O

Question 2

function?

Answer 2

energy, energy storage, raw materials, structural materials

Question 3

monomer

Answer 3

simple sugar (monosaccharide)

Question 4

sugars are classified by

Answer 4

number of carbons

Question 5

simple 1 monomer sugar

Answer 5

monosaccharide (glucose, fructose)

Question 6

2 monomer sugar

Answer 6

disaccharide (sucrose, lactose)

Question 7

large polymer

Answer 7

polysaccharide (starch, cellulose)

Question 8

joins monomer by taking out h2o

Answer 8

dehydration synthesis

Question 9

use h2o to breakdown polymers

Answer 9

hydrolysis

Question 10

type of simple sugar? polymer of sugar, releases energy, function is to store energy, structure is cellulose or chitin

Answer 10

polysaccharide

Question 11

easy to digest

Answer 11

starch

Question 12

hard to digest

Answer 12

cellulose

Question 13

sugar? most abundant organic compound on earth, herbivores can digest (cows can digest)

Answer 13

cellulose

Question 14

how can herbivores digest cellulose?

Answer 14

bacteria live in their digestive systems and help digest cellulose-rich meals