The cell as a Factory

Question 1

What are Carbohydrates

Answer 1

Formula = Cn(H2O)n
- source of stored energy
- Transport stored energy
- Carbon skeleton

Question 2

Monosaccharides

Answer 2

simple sugars
- glucose

Question 3

Disaccharides

Answer 3

two simple sugars linked by covalent bonds

Question 4

Oligosaccharides

Answer 4

Three to twenty monosaccharides

Question 5

Polysaccharides

Answer 5

hundreds + of monosaccharides

Question 6

What simple sugar do all cells use for energy

Answer 6

Glucose

Question 7

Monosaccharides have different no. of carbons

Answer 7

• Hexoses - 6- structural isomers
• Pentoses - 5

Question 8

What bonds are formed when simple sugars bind together in condensation reaction

Answer 8

glycosidic bonds

Question 9

Polysaccharides

Answer 9

giant polymers of monosaccharides

Question 10

Carotenoids and chlorophylls

Answer 10

capture light energy in plants

Question 11

Ester link

Answer 11

carboxyl bond with hydroxyls of glycerol

Question 12

Saturated fatty acids

Answer 12

no double bonds between carbons
- it is saturated with H atoms

Question 13

Unsaturated fatty acids

Answer 13

some double bonds in Caron chain

Question 14

monounsaturated

Answer 14

one double bond

Question 15

polyunsaturated

Answer 15

more than one double bond

Question 16

Phospholipids

Answer 16

fatty acids bound to glycerol
- hydrophilic head
- hydrophobic tail
= they are amphipathic

Question 17

amphipathic

Answer 17

opposing chemical properties