Lecture 5 - Carbs 1

Question 1

______ + water –> _____ + oxygen

Answer 1

carbon dioxide

carbohydrates

Question 2

What are the 3 key types of carbohydrate?

Answer 2

1. Sugars
2. Starches
3. Dietary fibre

Question 3

What are 5 functions of carbs?

Answer 3

1. Preferred energy source
2. Structural (within cells)
3. Genetic (DNA and RNA)
4. Function e.g. glycoproteins
5. Adds taste, colour and texture to food and drinks

Question 4

What 3 elements do carbs contain?

Answer 4

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

Question 5

How many sugars are in a:
Monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Oligosaccharide
Polysaccharide

Answer 5

1
2
3-9
10+