BY1: Carbohydrates

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What is the general formula for a monosaccharide?
(CH2O)n
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Name a triose used in metabolism
Glyceraldehyde
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What is deoxyribose used for?
The formation of nucelic acids
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What type of bond joins monosaccharides?
Glycosidic
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Name a hexose monosaccharide
Glucose
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What do glucose and galactose form?
Lactose
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Which disaccharide is found in milk sugar
Lactose
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Glucose reacts with what to form sucrose?
Fructose
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Where is sucrose found?
Cane sugar
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Which disaccharide is formed when glucose joins with glucose?
Maltose
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Where is starch found?
In plants
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What type of polysaccharide is starch?
Storage
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Which polysaccharide is found in animals?
Glycogen
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Where does cellulose play its structural role?
Plant cell walls
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How do you reverse a condensation reaction?
Hydrolysis
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Where is Chitin used?
Insect exoskeletons
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Name a triose used in metabolism

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Glyceraldehyde

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What is deoxyribose used for?

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What type of bond joins monosaccharides?

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Name a hexose monosaccharide

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