Carbohydrates

Question 1

What is the function of carbohydrates?

Answer 1

quick fuel, short term energy storage in all organisms, structural role in woody plants, cell-to-cell recognition,

Question 2

What is the structure of carbohydrates?

Answer 2

H-C-OH, two to one ratio of H:O

Question 3

What is a monosaccharide?

Answer 3

simple sugar (type of carbohydrate)

Question 4

What is glucose?

Answer 4

Hexose sugar found in our blood, immediate source of energy

Question 5

What are some monosaccharides?

Answer 5

glucose, fructose, galactose

Question 6

What is a disaccharide?

Answer 6

two monosaccharides joined together by a dehydration reaction

Question 7

What is a polysaccharide?

Answer 7

many glucose subunits joined together to form long polymers

Question 8

What is starch?

Answer 8

Large storage form of glucose in plants

Question 9

What is glycogen?

Answer 9

Large storage form of glucose in animals

Question 10

What is cellulose?

Answer 10

structural component of plant cell walls, NOT DIGEST-ABLE because of alternating position of linking oxygen atoms

Question 11

What are some polysaccharides?

Answer 11

starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin

Question 12

What are some disaccharides?

Answer 12

maltose, lactose