Cellular Processes

Question 1

What are the elements present in Carbohydrate?

Answer 1

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

Question 2

What are the elements present in Lipids?

Answer 2

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

Question 3

What are the elements present in Proteins?

Answer 3

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, (Sulfur)

Question 4

What are the names of the 3 types of carbohydrates?

Answer 4

• Monosaccharides
• Disaccharides
• Polysaccharides

Question 5

What are monosaccharides?

Answer 5

Single sugar units, e.g. glucose

Question 6

What are disaccharides?

Answer 6

Two sugar units bonded together, e.g. lactose, maltose & sucrose.

Question 7

What are polysaccharides?

Answer 7

Many sugar units joined together by bonds, e.g. starch, glycogen & cellulose.

Question 8

What two monosaccharides are maltose made from?

Answer 8

Glucose + glucose

Question 9

What two monosaccharides are sucrose made from?

Answer 9

Fructose + glucose

Question 10

What are polymers?

Answer 10

Large complex molecules

Question 11

What are monomers?

Answer 11

Identical subunits that make up polymers

Question 12

What are two polymers of carbohydrates?

Answer 12

Choose two from:

• Starch
• Glycogen
• cellulose

Question 13

What are the monomers of carbohydrates?

Answer 13

Glucose

Question 14

What are the polymers of protein?

Answer 14

• Haemoglobin

- Keratin

Question 15

What are the monomers of protein?

Answer 15

Amino Acids