Carbohydrates

Question 1

where are carbs found

Answer 1

bread, cereal, sugar

Question 2

difference between fructose and glucose

Answer 2

glucose is sun captured, fructose has the same molecular formula but is arranged differently

Question 3

what are the long chains of carbohydrates called

Answer 3

monosacharides-> disacharides-> poly sarracarides

Question 4

in what form is carbohydrate found as energy storage in plants and animals

Answer 4

PLANTS- cellulose and starch

HUMANS - glycogen

Question 5

what are carbohydrates composed of

Answer 5

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen n

Question 6

what carbohydrates are in monosaccharide form

Answer 6

glucose, fructose and galactose,ribose

Question 7

what carbohydrates are in disaccharide form

Answer 7

sucrose, lactose, maltose

Question 8

what carbohydrates are in polysaccharide form

Answer 8

starch, glycogen, cellulose

Question 9

what bond is formed between two monosarcchradies

Answer 9

glycosidic bond, formed through a condensation reaction

Question 10

where is cellulose found and what is it

Answer 10

• used as a structural component of the cell wall
• found in plants as fibre
• B-glucose
• its a polysaccharide, is very strong and prevents cells from bursting
• consists of long chains of glucose

Question 11

what is starch composed of

Answer 11

AMYLOSE AND AMYLOPECTIN

Question 12

monomer of a carbohydrate

Answer 12

monosaccharide

Question 13

what is starch

Answer 13

organic product of photosynthesis stored in plants as energy

Question 14

functions of carbohydrates

Answer 14

• enegry storage

- structural