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saccharides biochem Flashcards

1
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Sucrose

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Dissacharide

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2
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Fructose

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Dissacharide

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3
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Maltose

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Dissacharide

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4
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Simple sugars

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Monosaccharide

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5
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Glycosidic bonds

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Dissacharide

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6
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Largest carbhydrate

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Polysaccharide

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7
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Provide energy

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Polysaccharide

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8
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Two monosaccharide

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Disaccharide

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9
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Many common sugars

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Disaccharide

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10
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Ring structure

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Monosaccharide

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11
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Fundamental units

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Monosaccharide

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12
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Complicated structure

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Polysaccharide

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13
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Provide structure

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Polysaccharide

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14
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Intracellular communication

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Polysaccharide

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15
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Starch

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Polysaccharide

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16
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Glycogen

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Polysaccharide

17
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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide

18
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3 Main types of polysaccharides

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Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose

19
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2 major functions of polysaccharides

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Storage of energy, Providing structure

20
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Living organisms like animals, fungi, bacteria and other living organisms like humans need polysaccharide to be able to?

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Turn glucose in the form of glycogen for later use

21
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Cellulose is important for?

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Plants to have structural organization

22
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Starch is important for?

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Plants to be able to store energy or primary sources of food energy for humans

23
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What is glycogen?

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A highly branched polysaccharide that all vertebrates use to store glucose

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