Key defintions 2

Question 1

Polysaccharide

Answer 1

A Polysaccharide is a polymer made up of long chains of monosaccharide units joined by a glycosidic bonds.

Question 2

Triose sugar

Answer 2

A triose sugar is a sugar with 3 carbon atoms.

Question 3

Pentose sugar

Answer 3

A pentose sugar is is a sugar with 5 carbon atoms.

Question 4

Ribose

Answer 4

A ribose is a pentose sugar that makes part of the structure RNA.

Question 5

Deoxyribose

Answer 5

A Deoxyribose is a pentose that makes part of the structure of DNA.

Question 6

DNA

Answer 6

Deoxyribonnucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that acts as the genetic material in many organisms.

Question 7

RNA

Answer 7

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a nucleic acid which can act as the genetic material in some organisms and is involved in protein synthesis.

Question 8

Hexose sugar

Answer 8

A hexose sugar is a sugar with 6 carbon atoms.

Question 9

Isomers

Answer 9

isomers is are molecules that have the same chemical formula but different molecule structures.