carbohydrates

Question 1

What are the types of carbohydrates

Answer 1

monosaccharides
disaccharides
oligosaccharides
polysaccharides

Question 2

Name the elements present in carbohydrates

Answer 2

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with the ratio 1:2:1

Question 3

what are the properties of monosaccharides

Answer 3

they are all reducing sugars with reducing ends
water soluble
sweet in taste
doesn’t have any glycosidic bond
can’t be hydrolysed

Question 4

define monosaccharides

Answer 4

molecule consisting of a single sugar unit (monomer) being small in size

Question 5

what are the properties of disaccharides

Answer 5

lactose and maltose are reducing sugars while sucrose is non reducing sugars with no reducing ends
water soluble
sweet in taste
can be hydrolysed
contain glyosidic bonds

Question 6

Name three examples of disaccharides and what they are made of

Answer 6

Sucrose (glucose + fructose)
Lactose (glucose + galactose)
Maltose (glucose + glucose)