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Starch, Glycogen And Cellulose Flashcards

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1
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What are starch, glycogen and cellulose all made from?

A

Glucose.

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2
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What monomer is starch made from?

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Alpha glucose.

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3
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What monomer is cellulose made from?

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Beta glucose.

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4
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What monomer is glycogen made from?

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Alpha glucose.

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5
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What are the two polymers in starch?

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Amylose and amylopectin.

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6
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What bonds are formed between glucose in amylose?

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1-4 glycosidic bonds.

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7
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What bonds are formed between glucose in amylopectin?

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1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds.

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8
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What bonds are formed between glucose in cellulose?

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1-4 glycosidic bonds.

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9
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What bonds are formed between glucose in glycogen?

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1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds.

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10
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What is the main role of cellulose?

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To provide strength for a plant cell wall.

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What is the main role of glycogen?

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An insoluble energy storage.

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12
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Where is starch found?

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In starch grains in plant cells.

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13
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Where is cellulose found?

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In the cell wall of plant cells.

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14
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Where is glycogen found?

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In the muscle and liver cells of animals

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What is amylose?

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A straight polymer that coils up to form an unbranched helix.

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16
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What is amylopectin?

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A branched polymer.

17
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What structure does cellulose have?

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It’s a straight, unbranched chain.

18
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What bonds hold chains of cellulose parallel to each other?

A

Hydrogen bonds.

19
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What do many cellulose chains held together by hydrogen bonds form?

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Fibrils.

20
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What happens to every other beta glucose in cellulose and why?

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It’s inverted to form the glycosidic bonds.

21
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What structure does glycogen have?

A

It is highly branched.

22
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What is the main role of starch?

A

An insoluble energy storage.

23
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What makes starch a good storage molecule?

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It’s insoluble, easily hydrolysed, large, and compact.

24
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Why are starch and glycogen branched?

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So enzymes at the ends of the branches can rapidly hydrolyse them back to glucose.

25
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What is starch compact?

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To fit a lot of glucose in a small space.

26
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Why is starch insoluble?

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So it won’t affect water potential and osmosis.

27
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Why is starch a large molecule?

A

So it can’t diffuse out of the cell.

28
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What do the many hydrogen bonds formed between cellulose molecules do?

A

Provide collective strength.

29
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Why is cellulose insoluble?

A

So it won’t affect water potential and prevent the plant cells from bursting.

30
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Why is glycogen insoluble?

A

So it won’t affect water potential.

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