Carbohydrates Flashcards
1
Q
Natural sugar your body uses, always contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Always in 1:2:1 ratio
most in a ring shape
A
Carbohydrates
2
Q
Mono means?
A
many
3
Q
saccharide means
A
sugar
4
Q
Some examples of his sugar is Glucose, frutose and glactose
A
Monosaccharide
5
Q
two monosccahrides bonded together
sucrose: glucose + galactose
lactose: glucose + galactose
Maltose: glucose
A
Disaccharides
6
Q
You get them when you cannot collect, store, or use sugar
A
diabetes
7
Q
these make up starch, they are found in plant cells. Such as cotton, which can absorb lots of water
A
Polysaccharides
8
Q
found in plant cells and help maintain structure
A
Cellulose
9
Q
monosaccarides and disacchrides do not disolve in water. true or false
A
false
10
Q
Polysacchrides do not dissolve in water. True or false?
A
true
