Carbohydrates quiz

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Carbohydrates are important in all

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Living organisms

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The basic units of carbohydrates are the

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Monosaccharides

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Gluconeogenesis: monosaccharides can be made

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Chemically from simpler substances

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Almost all molecule’s are because of

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Photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis: an

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Endothermic reaction,uses sun to make sugars

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Polysaccharide have many covalently linked

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Monosaccharides units

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They also have high

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Molecular mass

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One major role of carbohydrates is

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Energy reserves

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Carbohydrates play an important role in

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The cell

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They are important elements in most

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Biological processes

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Carbohydrates are made of

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Monosaccharides

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A glycosidic bond is formed in a

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Dehydration synthesis reaction

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Dehydration synthesis reactions: a sugar gives up a

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hydrogen atom from hydroxyl group and the other gives up a whole hydroxyl group

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Monosaccharides can be linked together to form

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Long polysaccharide chains

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Monosaccharides have a general

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Molecular formula

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Hydroxyl groups: has a

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Hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atoms and the oxygen is bonded to the carbon section of a molecule

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Organic compounds that have a hydroxyl group are called

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Alcohols

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A carboxyl group is a

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Carbon atom linked by a double bond to an oxygen atom

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Fructose has the

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Same chemical formula as glucose but has a different configuration

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Glucose:

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Aldehyde

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Fructose:

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Ketone

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Minor differences give isomers

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Different properties

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Insomers can react with

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Different molecules

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Insomers:

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Two or more chemical’s made from the same number and types of atoms but with different geometrical arrangement

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Fructose tastes much ____ than glucose

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Sweeter

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Polysaccharides are

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Versatile and can be formed into helices

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Helices are seen in

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starch, glycogen,and rod shapes like cellulose

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The rod shapes of cellulose links rods together through

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hydrogen bonds

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Starch,glycogenand cellulose are mostly made of

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Starch

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What makes it hard for animals to hydrolyze are

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Hydrogen bonds

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Cellulose is not absorbed

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Nutritionally

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Cellulose provides

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Essential fiber for keeping a healthy and digestive tract