Chemistry of Life-Carbohydrates Flashcards

1

What is the structure of glycogen?

Long chains of fructose
Glucose polymer with few branches
Glucose polymer with many branches
Long chains of glucose

2

What is the structure of glucose?

Sucrose + Fructose
C6H12O6
C5H10O5
Long chain of monomers

3

Sucrose is in what category of macromolecules?

Nucleic Acids
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins

4

Which CHO polymer has the fewest branches?

Cellulose
Glucose
Starch
Glycogen

5

What kind of carbohydrate is cellulose?

Monosaccharide
Polysaccharide
Disaccharide
Triglyceride

6

When you drink a 2 liter bottle of soda, where does the extra sugar go?

Glycogen
Starch
Glucose
Sucrose

7

What is the function of glycogen?

Energy storage in plants
Energy storage in animals
Strength in cell walls
Energy transport

8

What is the function of starch?

Energy transport
Energy storage in plants
Energy storage in animals
Strength in cell walls

9

What kind of carbohydrate is sucrose?

Polysaccharide
Monosaccharide
Triglyceride
Disaccharide

10

Which CHO do plants use for cell wall structure?

Fructose
Starch
Cellulose
Sucrose

11

What is the structure of starch?

Glucose polymer with many branches
Glucose polymer with few branches
Long chains of glucose
Long chains of fructose

12

What kind of carbohydrate is glucose?

Polysaccharide
Monosaccharide
Triglyceride
Disaccharide

13

Which CHO do plants use for energy transport and storage?

Fructose
Glucose
Starch
Sucrose

14

What is the function of glucose?

Insulation
Strength in cell walls
Energy storage in plants
Quick source of energy

15

What is the structure of sucrose?

C6H12O6
Branched chains of glucose
Glucose + fructose
Long chain of glucose

Chemistry of Life-Carbohydrates

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Chemistry of Life-Carbohydrates

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