Monosaccharides

Question 1

What is a monosaccharide?

Answer 1

1 unit of sugar

Question 2

What is glucose?

Answer 2

• Monosaccharide with 6 carbon atoms (hexose monosaccharide)
• Alpha and beta variations
• Polar and soluble
• easily transported, its chemical bonds contain lots of energy

Question 3

What is ribose?

Answer 3

• A monosaccharide with 5 carbon atoms (pentose monosaccharide)

Question 4

What reaction are 2 monosaccharides formed by?

Answer 4

Condensation reaction

Question 5

What bond are monosaccharides joined by?

Answer 5

Glycosidic bonds