Lecture 3: carbohydrates

Question 1

carbohydrates

Answer 1

storage and building materials

Question 2

monosaccharides (energy storage)

Answer 2

simple sugars (ex: glucose, fructose, galactose)

Question 3

disaccharides (energy storage)

Answer 3

2 monosaccharides (ex: sucrose, maltose, lactose)

Question 4

polysaccharides(energy storage)

Answer 4

polymers of sugars (ex: starch, glycogen)

Question 5

polysaccharides(structural)

Answer 5

chitin, cellulose

Question 6

oligosaccharides

Answer 6

glycoproteins, glycolipids

Question 7

maltose

Answer 7

glucose + glucose

Question 8

sucrose

Answer 8

glucose + fructose

Question 9

lactose

Answer 9

glucose + galactose

Question 10

glycosidic linkage

Answer 10

(in di- & polysaccharides) a covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction (between H+ and OH-)

Question 11

polysaccharides form as a result of what?

Answer 11

glycosidic linkages of alpha or beta monomers

Question 12

insulin

Answer 12

hormone that triggers cells to take up sugar from blood to lower blood glucose levels

Question 13

pancreas

Answer 13

organ that releases glucagon

Question 14

glucagon

Answer 14

hormone that triggers the release of glucose into blood stream

Question 15

liver

Answer 15

where glycogen is stored

Question 16

what makes cellulose strong?

Answer 16

hydrogen bonds between cellulose molecules

Question 17

cellulose

Answer 17

linear molecule structure

Question 18

starch

Answer 18

branched molecule structure

Question 19

glycogen

Answer 19

highly branded molecule structure