Carbs Are Made From Simple Sugars Flashcards

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What simple sugars are carbs made of?

A

monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides

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What are polysaccharides? Examples?

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large polymers of monosaccharides connected by glycosidic bonds; starch, glycogen, cellulose

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What are the three macromolecular structures?

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linear (cellulose), branched (starch), highly branched (glycogen)

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