Carbohydrates Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyBiological moleculesASAQA Created by: abbie.wilkinsonCreated on: 22-09-17 15:06 Starch is... an insoluble store of glucose in plants formed from two glucose polymers, amylose and amylopectin. 1 of 11 A monosaccharide is... a single sugar unit. 2 of 11 A glycosidic bond is... a bond formed by a condensation reaction that joins two monosaccharides. 3 of 11 Carbohydrates are... important biological molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. 4 of 11 Condensation reactions... allow monosaccharides to make polysaccharides by removing a water molecule. 5 of 11 Hydrolysis reactions... allow polysaccharides to make monosaccharides by adding a water molecule. 6 of 11 A disaccharide is... a molecule made of two sugar units joined by a glycosidic bond. 7 of 11 Amylopectin is... a polymer of glucose molecules which has a branched structure. 8 of 11 A polysaccharide is... a polymer made up of lots of sugar units, joined together by glycosidic bonds. 9 of 11 Amylose is... a polymer of glucose which is unbranched and forms a spiral structure. 10 of 11 Glycogen is... the carbohydrate energy store in animals. 11 of 11
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