biological molecules Flashcards
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elements that make carbohydrates
carbon hydrogen and oxygen
ratio of hydrogen atom to oxygen
2 is to 1
types of carbohydrates
mono saccharides disaccharides and polysaccharides
meaning of monosaccharide
single sugar unit
meaninng of disaccharides
double sugar unit
meaning of polysaccarides
many sugar units
basic unit of carbohydrates
monosaccharides
meaning of monomer
basic unit
example of mono saccharides
gluecose galactose fructose
example of disaccharides
maltose lactose sucrose
what is maltose
common sugar
what is maltose made up of
2 gluecose molecules
what is lactose
milky sugar
what is lactose madeup of
gluecose plus galactose
what is sucrose made up of
gluecose plus fructose
examples of polysaccharides
starch cellulose glyogen chitin lignin
starch
food stored in animal cell
cellulose lignin
supports the plant
chitin
found in body shells of invertebrate group organisms
glycogen
carbohydrate stored in animal cells
sources of carbohydrates
bread pasta rice
function of carbohydrates
to provide energy it releases energy by the process respiration
how much energy does one gram of carbohydrate provide
19kj
what does kj means
kilo juice
