Chemical Structure Of Nutrients

Question 1

Carbohydrates are ………….. ……………

Answer 1

organic compounds

Question 2

Carbohydrates are made up of organic compounds. What are organic compounds made up of?

Answer 2

• carbon
• hydrogen
• oxygen or nitrogen

Question 3

Monosaccharide Means?

Answer 3

1 sugar molecule

Question 4

Disaccharide Means?

Answer 4

2 sugar molecules

Question 5

Polysaccharide Means?

Answer 5

3 or more sugar molecules

Question 6

Proteins are made up of ……. …….. & Simple ………… ……….

Answer 6

Amino Acids, Organic Compounds

Question 7

Proteins are made up of simple organic compounds. What do simple organic compounds contain?

Answer 7

A carboxyl and amino group.

Question 8

When peptide bonds are linked together, what do they create?

Answer 8

Polypeptide chain

Question 9

When 2 amino acids are stuck together by peptide bonds, what does it form?

Answer 9

Dipeptide.

Question 10

Fatty acids are composed of a chain of ………….. ……… bonded with ……………. atoms.

Answer 10

carbon atoms, hydrogen

Question 11

General Fact.

Answer 11

At one end of a fatty acid is a carboxyl group.