Carbohydrates

Question 1

Uses of carbohydrates

Answer 1

Store chemical energy used for generating ATP
Few structural units will use carbohydrates as building blocks

Question 2

What are carbohydrates

Answer 2

organic molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

Question 3

Types of monosaccharides

Answer 3

Trioses = 3 carbons
tetroses = 4 carbon
pentose = 5 carbon
hexose = 6 carbon
heptose = 7 carbon

Question 4

Draw the monosaccharides

Question 5

Draw the disaccharides

Question 6

Solubility of disaccharides, monosaccharides and polysaccharides

Answer 6

Mono and di are soluble
Poly are insoluble