Organic Compounds(carbohydrates)

Question 1

What is an organic compound

Answer 1

A chemical compound that contains a carbon and I’d produced by living organisms. Compounds containing a carbon with oxygen and hydrogen attached to it

Question 2

What are the building blocks of a carbohydrate called?

Answer 2

Saccharides

Question 3

What is the importance of carbohydrates

Answer 3

They are an energy source
The store energy: in plants as starch and in animals as glycogen
Provide structure and protection

Question 4

What are the three types of carbohydrates?

Answer 4

Monosaccharide,Disaccharideand Polysaccharide

Question 5

Differences between the three carbohydrates?

Answer 5

Monosaccharide: Has 1 sugar unit
Dissolves in cold water
Examples:glucose,fructose,galactose

Dissaccharide:Has 2 sugar units 
                          Dissolves in hot water 
Examples:sucrose-table sugar
                   maltose-malt sugar
                   Lactose-milk sugar

Polysaccharide:Has many sugar units
Doesn’t dissolve in water
Examples:starch,glycogen,cellulose