Carbohydrates

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Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen form this
Carbohydrate
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A simple sugar
Monosaccharide
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Two monosaccharides form this
Disaccharide
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The bond formed in a disaccharide
Glycosidic
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What type of bond is a glycosidic one?
Covalent
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Two glucose molecules joined by a glycosidic bond
Maltose
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Catalyses a condendsation reaction
Enzymes
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A fructose molecule and a glucose molecule held together by a glycosidic bond
Sucrose
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Type of reaction that joins monosaccharides together
Condensation
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Type of reaction that breaks down disaccharides
Hydrolysis
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Type of macromolecule formed by joining many monosaccharides
Polysaccharides
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Glycosidic bonds join monosaccharides into long ____ in a polysaccharide
Chains
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A type of polysaccharide stored in liver and muscle cells
Glycogen
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Fats and oils are...
Triglycerides
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Number of fatty acids a glycerol molecule is joined to in a triglyceride
Three
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Type of bond formed between the glycerol molecule and fatty acid molcules
Ester
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Type of reaction that forms triglycerides
Condensation
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What type of group is attached to the long hydrocarbon chains in triglycerides
Carboxyl
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Lipids act as a heat _____
Insulator
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Lipids are an insulator around ___ ____ axons
Nerve cell
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Lipids protect delicate ____
Organs
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Lipids store which type fat-soluble vitamins?
A and D
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Lipids act as an ____ ____ in human adipose tissue
Energy Store
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A simple sugar

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Monosaccharide

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Two monosaccharides form this

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Card 4

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The bond formed in a disaccharide

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Card 5

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What type of bond is a glycosidic one?

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