Starch Flashcards
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What is starch
Starch is a type of carbohydrate made out of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen atoms
Why does starch makes glucose
It is a vital energy and it is a polymer of glucose
What are the five types of a carbohydrate
Monosaccharide, polysaccharide, disaccharide, oligosaccharide and neucleotides
What is the symbol for starch
C6H10O5
They polymer of starch
Glucose
What colour is starch at room temperature
White
The digestion of starch makes
Glucose
What type of carbohydrate is used as a storage in plants
Polysaccharides
As the plant adds one glucoses molecule to the starch polymer what type of molecule is released
Water
What is the main reason plants that contain carbohydrate create starch
To store Glucose made by photosynthesis
What element is used to test starch
Iodine