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What is the formula of Glucose?
C6H12O6
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What elements do all carbohydrates contain?
oxygen, hydrogen and carbon
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What are the 3 basic types of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides
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What are monosaccharides?
single sugars and small molecules that dissolve in water and taste sweet. These are the units from which all larger carbohydrates are made of.
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How are disaccharides formed?
when a condensation reaction joins 2 monosaccharides
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What are polysaccharides made up of?
many single sugar molecles joined together by condensation reactions
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Are polysaccharides made up of large or samll molecules?
large
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Is Glucose a polysaccahride or a monosaccharide?
monosaccharide
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What is a good source of Fructose?
Honey
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What is similar between glucose and fructose and what is this called?
have the same number of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms but are arranged differently this is callled isomers
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How is maltose formed?
glucose + glucose
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How is sucrose formed?
glucose + fructose
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Sucrose is the most common sugar in what?
in plants, coffee and tea
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How is disaccharide lactose formed?
glucose + galactose
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What is lactose commonly known as?
milk sugar
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Are sugars small molecules and does this make them soluble in water?
yes and yes
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What can sugars also be converted into?
glycoprotein
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What is glycoprotein required for?
growth and repair of organs
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What type of carbohydrate is starch?
polysaccharide
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What properties consists in starch molecules?
compact, coiled and branched, making them ideal energy stores.
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