Chapter 3 Lesson 4: Carbohydrates Flashcards
What do carbohydrates play a critical role in?
Energy storage
Build other molecules
What is the ratio 1:2:1 made up of?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Carbohydrates contain many _________.
Carbon-hydrogen bonds
Why do monosaccharides have a ring structure?
Because of water
Where in our body does hydrolysis take place?
Small intestines
Glucose
Sugar plants make through photosynthesis
What kind of organism makes starch?
Plants
What is the function of starch?
Energy storage
Where in a plant cell would you find cellulose molecules?
Cell walls
What is the biological function of cellulose molecules?
Structure
Which two types of disaccharides are used to transport sugar energy?
Lactose
Sucrose
What is a storage polysaccharide found in plants?
Starches
What is a storage polysaccharide found in animals?
Glycogen
Structural polysaccharide found in plants?
Cellulose
Structural polysaccharide found in animals and external skeletons?
Chitin
Common carbohydrate monomer
Glucose
Disaccharide
Two monosaccharides linked together through dehydration synthesis
What are two monomers called that have the same formula but different structure?
Isomers
