Saccharides

Question 1

Deoxyribose

Answer 1

found in DNA;

Question 2

Ribose

Answer 2

found in RNA;

Question 3

Amylose

Answer 3

starch; polysaccharide; used to store energy for plants;

Question 4

Amylopectin

Answer 4

starch; polysaccharide; used to store energy for plants; more complex and digested faster than amylose;

Question 5

Cellulose

Answer 5

forms cells in green plants;

Question 6

Fructose

Answer 6

a simple monosaccharide found in many plants; absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion;

Question 7

Glucose

Answer 7

a simple monosaccharide found in many plants; absorbed directly into the bloodstream during digestion;

Question 8

Sucrose

Answer 8

known as table sugar and sometimes called saccharose; a disaccharide composed of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose;

Question 9

Lactose

Answer 9

a disaccharide sugar derived from galactose and glucose that is found in milk;

Question 10

Glycogen

Answer 10

primarily in the cells of the liver and the muscles, and functions as the secondary long-term energy storage;

Question 11

Chitin

Answer 11

the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of crustaceans;