Carbohydrate Structure

Question 1

What atoms do carbohydrates contain?

Answer 1

Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Question 2

What is the basic building block of carbohydrates?

Answer 2

Monosaccharide

Question 3

Linear monosaccharides

Answer 3

Always contain at least one hydroxyl group and a carbonyl

Question 4

What is the sugar called if the carbonyl is at the end of the chain

Answer 4

it is an aldehyde group and classed a aldose

Question 5

What is the sugar called if the carbonyl is in the middle of the chain

Answer 5

a ketone and called ketose

Question 6

Hemiacetal groups

Answer 6

Contain an R, OR, OH, and H groups all bound to the same carbon. These are produced from aldehydes

Question 7

Hemiketal

Answer 7

Contains an R, R, OH, OR group to same carbond

Question 8

5 membered ring structures name

Answer 8

Furanose

Question 9

6 membered ring structures name

Answer 9

Pyranose