Swe Chem02 - Carbohydrates

Question 1

Carbohydrates are composed of

Answer 1

Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen

Question 2

Alpha glucose

Answer 2

OH group on the 1st C down

Question 3

Beta glucose

Answer 3

OH group on the 1st C up

Question 4

Monomer

Answer 4

A glucose or fructose molecule.
Maces up the polymers

Question 5

Sachharide

Answer 5

Carbohydrate monomer

Question 6

Alpha glucose bond

Answer 6

Glycosidic bond

1 - 4 bond

Question 7

Sucrose

Answer 7

Disaccharide: glucose + fructose

Question 8

Fructose vs glucose

Answer 8

Fructose the 1st carbon is a tail outside of the ring

Question 9

Starch

Answer 9

Polymer that stores energy in plants

Alpha glucose

Question 10

Cellulose

Answer 10

Polymer that provides structure in plants

Beta glucose

Question 11

Glycogen

Answer 11

Polymer that stores energy in animals (found in liver and muscles)

Long Alpha glucose chain with branching

Question 12

Branching linkage

Answer 12

1-6

Question 13

Starch

Answer 13

Energy storage in plants.

Amylose or amylopectin

Question 14

Amylose

Answer 14

Composed of Alpha glucose chain

Question 15

Amylopectin

Answer 15

Composed of Alpha glucose chain with branching.

Less branching than glycogen

Question 16

Increased branching of Alpha glucose

Answer 16

Quicker energy release in respiration

Question 17

Cellulose

Answer 17

Beta glucose chain

Not digestible by humans

Question 18

How come herbivores can eat grass

Answer 18

They use bacteria that have the enzyme invatase

Question 19

Invatase

Answer 19

Opens glucose ring in order to switch Alfa to beta

Question 20

Chitin

Answer 20

Polymer that provides structure in animals

Exoskeleton, nails

Question 21

Biological functions of poly saccharides

Answer 21

Structure and energy storage