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Carbs Flashcards

1
Q

Name 4 types of Carbs

A

Glucose

Starch

Fibre

Glycogen

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2
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What is starch an example of?

A

Carbohydrate

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3
Q

Is glucose a carb or a protein?

A

Carb

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4
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What 3 elements exist as to comprise Carbohydrate?

A

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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5
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Hexagons or Pentagons?

A

Carbohydrates!

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6
Q

Carbohydrates are made from….

A

Monosaccharides

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7
Q

Most carbohydrates are….?

A

Polymers

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8
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Polymers are large complex molecules composed of …..?

A

Long chains of monomers joined together

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9
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Monomers are….?

A

Small basic molecular units

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10
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Examples of monomers include….

A

Monosaccharides

Amino acids

Nucleotides

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11
Q

All carbs contain…..?

A

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

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12
Q

Monomers are made from…

A

Monosaccharides

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13
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Examples of monosaccharides

A

Glucose

Fructose

Galactose

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14
Q

How is Glucose arrnaged?

A

Glucose is a HEXOSE sugar - a monosaccharide with 6 carbon atoms in each molecule

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15
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2 types of glucose….?

A

Alpha

Beta

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16
Q

Alpha and Beta glucose are both isomers (molecules with the same molecular formula) but differ how?

A

Atoms are arranged differently - ‘above’ for Alpha and ‘below’ for Beta

17
Q

What is the main monosaccharide used by the body?

A

Alpha glucose

18
Q

What is Alpha glucose used for in the body?

A

It is fundamental to the production of energy in the form of ATP within the cell during the process of CELLULAR RESPIRATION

19
Q

Plants use beta - glucose. Why?

A

It synthesises the cellulose that makes up the plant cell walls

20
Q

Beta-Glucose is only different to Alpha because…

A

…of the alternate position of hydroxyl (OH) positioning on the carbon. (Above for Alpha and Below for Beta)

21
Q

Both Alpha and Beta Glucose are what?

A

Isomers

22
Q

Both Alpha and Beta Glucose are ISOMERS as they possess the same chemical formula of C6 H12 O6) so what is different?

A

They have different structural arrangements

23
Q

Additional hexosze sugar that is an isomer of GLUCOSE is called….?

A

Fructose

24
Q

Two monosaccharides that have bonded together at an oxygen atom in a condensation reaction are called…..

A

Disaccharides

25
Q

Glucose & Fructose =

A

Sucrose

26
Q

Glucose & Galactose =

A

Lactose

27
Q

Glucose & Glucose =

A

Maltose

28
Q

Condensation reactions join…

A

monosaccharides together

29
Q

What joins monosaccharides together?

A

Condensation Reactions

30
Q

What are the carbohydrate polymers?

A

Glycogen

Starch

Cellulose

31
Q

Name 2 carbohydrates

A

Glucose and Glycogen

32
Q

Glucose and Glycogen are both….

A

carbohydrates

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