Module 8: Carbohydrates

Question 1

What is a Monosaccharide?

Answer 1

Are individual units that can be linked together.

Question 2

If you form one glycosidic bond between two monosaccharide you have a?

Answer 2

Disaccharide

Question 3

Linking 10 or so monosaccharide gives you an?

Answer 3

Oligosaccharide

Question 4

Linking many hundreds of Monosaccharide into one large chain yields a? example glucose, cellulose or chitin

Answer 4

Polysaccharide

Question 5

Aldose are found where?

Answer 5

are found at the end of the chain

Question 6

Ketose are found where?

Answer 6

are found in the middle

Question 7

3 Carbons are what?

Answer 7

Triose

Question 8

4 Carbons are what?

Answer 8

Tetrose

Question 9

5 Carbons are what?

Answer 9

Pentose

Question 10

6 Carbons are what?

Answer 10

Hexose

Question 11

7 Carbons are what?

Answer 11

Septose

Question 12

Define Glucose?

Answer 12

The carbohydrate used to synthesize ATP during cellular respiration.

Question 13

Define Galactose?

Answer 13

A structural component of cell membranes.

Question 14

What is the difference between alpha and beta forms of glucose?

Answer 14

The OH & H switch sides

Question 15

Produce a dehydration synthesis reaction

Answer 15

Remove H2O and bind the rest together

Question 16

What are some functions of polysaccharides?

Answer 16

Store energy, as structural element of cells and organisms, or as signaling and cell recognition molecules.

Question 17

What organisms is chitin found in?

Answer 17

They are found in insects shell (exoskeleton)

Question 18

Alpha-glucose does what?

Answer 18

Starch glycogen

- (can process) digest energy storage. like potatoes

Question 19

Beta-glucose

Answer 19

Cellulose

• we can’t digest it
• Structural support (tree)

Question 20

What bonds hold monosaccharides together to form more complex structures

Answer 20

glycosidic linkages