Polysaccharides

Question 1

Oligosaccharides

Answer 1

molecules with between 3 and 10 monosaccharide units.

Question 2

Hydrolysis

Answer 2

a reaction in which bonds are broken by the addition of a molecule of water.

Question 3

ATP

Answer 3

Adenosine triphosphate, the molecule that acts as a universal energy supply molecule in all cells.

Question 4

End products

Answer 4

The final products of a chemical reaction

Question 5

Amylose

Answer 5

A complex carbohydrate containing only alpha glucose monomers joined together by alpha 1,4 glycosidic bonds so the molecules form long un-branched chains.

Question 6

Amylopectin

Answer 6

a complex carbohydrate made up of only alpha glucose monomers joined by 1,4 glycosidic bonds with some 1,6 glycosidic bonds so the molecules branch repeatedly.

Question 7

Glycogen

Answer 7

a complex carbohydrate with many alpha glucose units joined by 1,4 glycosidic bonds with many 1,6 glycosidic bonds giving it many side branches.

Question 8

Hydrolytic enzyme

Answer 8

increase the rate of hydrolysis

Question 9

Globular molecules

Answer 9

molecules that have a 3D spherical shape