Chapter 5: Carbohydrates Flashcards
What do you call carbohydrate monomers?
Monosaccharides
What’s the general formula for monosaccharides?
(CH20)n
Name 2 examples of monosaccharides.
glucose, fructose
Why do carbohydrates dissolve in water?
Because they’re polar
What’s the name of the polymer that is built by joining 2 monomers by covalent bonds?
Disaccharides
Name 3 examples of disaccharides.
sucrose, maltose, lactose
An oligosaccharides can be built with how many monomers?
5-12 monomers
What are the functions of polysaccharides?
E-storage, structural support
Name 3 of the main polysaccharides
Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose
Plants produce which polysaccharide?
Starch
Animals produce which polysaccharide?
Glycogen
How is glucose released from Starch in our body?
By hydrolysis
Where do you normally find glycogen in the human body?
Liver or muscle cells
What’s the function of cellulose?
To reinforce the walls of plants
Why can’t animals hydrolyze cellulose?
The alternating Oxygen atoms between the glucose
