AP03 Carbohydrates

What type of macromolecule is glucose, C₆H₁₂O₆?

Carbohydrate names often end in ______

Carbohydrates are also called ____ (plural)

What is the general formula for a carbohydrate?

• (C₂HO)_n

• (C(HO))_n

• (C(H₂O))_n

• (C(H₂O₂))_n

• (C₆H₁₂O₆)₂

What does the carbo- in carbohydrate refer to?

What does the -hydrate in carbohydrate refer to?

The most basic units of carbohydrates are the ____ (plural)

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) monosaccharides

,

(b) disaccharides

,

(c) storage polysaccharides

,

(d) structural polysaccharide

• 
• starch

• store energy

• two rings

• glycogen

• 
• sucrose

• direct source of energy

• 
• simple sugar

• cellulose

• fructose

• chitin

• plant cell walls

• one ring

• 
• build stuff

• milk sugar

What type?

• monosaccharide

• disaccharride

• storage polysaccharide

• structural polysaccharide

A polymer of many sugar molecules is called a

• protein

• disaccharride

• polysaccharide

• monosaccharide

• lipid