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Carbohydrates

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polysaccharides
_____ are complex carbs
monosaccharide
_____ is a simple sugar
amylose and pectin (amylopectin)
the 2 forms of starch
ring
carbs take the form of a _ when dissolved in water
condensation synthesis
disaccharides are formed from 2 monosaccharides joined by ____ ___
deoxyribose
5 carbon sugar (d)
cellulose
glucose polymer; saturated polysaccharide for plants (component of cell wall); MOST ABUNDANT organic molecule on earth; humans lack the enzyme necessary to digest it; it provides humans with dietary fiber; some animals harbor microorganisms in their gut that enable them to digest it
disaccharide
2 monosaccharides
starch
glucose polymer; used by PLANTS to store readily available energy; there are 2 forms: amylose and pectin
3, 7
carbohydrates are molecules with a carbon skeleton between _-_ carbon atoms
polar, water
carbohydrates are __ and dissolve in __
glycogen
glucose polymer; used by ANIMALS to store readily available energy; stored in the liver; converted to glucose which can fuel the body for several hours
glycogen, starch, cellulose, chitin
4 most common polysaccharides in living things
polymers
polysaccharides are long ___ of monosaccharides
condensation synthesis
polysaccharides are long polymers joined by _____ ___
chitin
glucose polymer with an amino acid attacthed to each glucose unit; similar structure to cellulose, so humans can't digest it; major structural component of the exoskeleton of arthropods; found in the cell walls of fungi
aldehyde
carbohydrates contain ___ groups
energy
Carbohydrates are short term ___ storage molecules

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