Carbohydrates
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sugars & Starches | Two groups of Carbohydrates |
| -ose | Sugars end in...? |
| Monosaccharides | Only for these are Carbohydrates made of C, H, and O in a 1: 2: 1 ratio. |
| Source of energy | For animals, the main function of Carbohydrates is...? |
| Structure | For plants, the main function of Carbohydrates is...? |
| Exoskeleton | For insects, the main function of Carbohydrates is...? |
| Simple Sugars | Monosaccharaides are also known as...? |
| C6H12O6 | The chemical formula for Glucose is...? |
| Source of energy | Glocose is used as a main what? |
| Milk | Galactose is found in what? |
| Fruit | Fructose is found in what? |
| Isomers | Having the same molecular formula but different structural formula is called? |
| Two sugars | Disaccharides are...? |
| Disaccharide | Monosaccharide + Monosaccharide = ? |
| Lactose | Glucose + Galactose = ? |
| Dehydration synthesis | Molecules are joined by...? |
| Hydrolysis | Molecules are broken apart by...? |
| C12H22O11 | If Glucose and Galactose both have the same molecular formula, which is C6H12O6, what is the molecular formula for lactose? |
| Bread, grain, and pasta | Name 3 starches. |
| Polysaccharides | Large Carbohydrates that make up starch are called? |
| Sugar/Glucose | Polysaccharides are hundred of ______ units long. |
| Store Energy | Animals use starch to _____ ______. |
| Polysaccharide. | A starch is also known as a...? |
| Liver and Muscle Cells | Starch is stored in the _______ and ________. |
| Animals | Starch is easy for _______ to digest. |
| Cellulose | ________ is hard for animals to digest. |
| Cows and termites, stomach | What two things can digest cellulose because they have bacteria in their what? |
| Benedict's Solution | To test for Sugar, you use _____ ______. |
| Iodine | To test for Starch, you use ________. |
| Brick orange | Sugar turns from blue to what? |
| Black | Starch turns from rust brown to what? |
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