B1.1 Carbohydrates
15 review questions with answers for B1.1 Carbohydrates, marked SL. Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
What are the key elements that compose carbohydrates?
- Fructose
- CHORight answer
- Glucose
- Glycogen
All 15 questions and answers
What are the key elements that compose carbohydrates?
Answer: CHO
What is a simple sugar monomer (e.g., glucose, fructose, galactose)?
Answer: Monosaccharide
The primary 6-carbon energy source for cells (C₆H₁₂O₆)?
Answer: Glucose
A 6-carbon monosaccharide found in fruits; an isomer of glucose?
Answer: Fructose
A 6-carbon monosaccharide that is a component of lactose?
Answer: Galactose
Sugar formed from two monosaccharides by condensation (e.g., sucrose, lactose, maltose)?
Answer: Disaccharide
Polymer of many monosaccharides used for storage (e.g., starch, glycogen)?
Answer: Polysaccharide
General name for the covalent bond linking any two monosaccharides, formed by condensation?
Answer: Glycosidic bond
Plant storage polysaccharide made of amylose and amylopectin?
Answer: Starch
What is the highly branched glucose polymer used for animal energy storage?
Answer: Glycogen
Structural beta-glucose polymer found in plant cell walls?
Answer: Cellulose
Which reaction joins monomers together by releasing/removing a water molecule?
Answer: Condensation
Which reaction breaks bonds by adding water to split molecules?
Answer: Hydrolysis
What type of glycosidic bond creates a straight, unbranched chain?
Answer: 1,4 glycosidic bond
What type of glycosidic bond creates a branch point in a polysaccharide?
Answer: 1,6 glycosidic bond
Play it as a class game
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