Biological Molecules

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Glycogen
________ is a branched polymer of a- glucose found in humans.
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condensation reaction
A ________ means that as two carbohydrate molecules bond together a water molecule is produced.
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Carbohydrates
________ are made out of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O)
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Starch
________ (amylose) is a polymer of the sugar, glucose found in plants.
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Hexose
________= six carbon sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose)
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glycosidic bond
A(n) ________ can also be broken down to release separate monomer units.
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Large molecules
________ have important structural and strange roles.
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Glucose
________ is stored in the liver.
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glycosidic bonds
Polysaccharides consist of many monomer units linked by ________.
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glyceraldehyde
_______ is an example of triose
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ribose and deoxyribose
______ and _______ are examples of pentose
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glucose, fructose and galactose
_____ , ______ and _______ are examples of hexose
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hydrolysis
A glycosidic bond can be broken by __________
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water molecule
A _____ ________ is needed to break each glycosidic bond
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transport in plants
A function of disaccharides is ________ __ ____
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sweet, soluble
_____ and _____ are both properties of disaccharides
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not sweet and insoluble
_____ and ______ are both properties of polysaccharides
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small molecules, sweet and soluble
_______, _____ and ______ are all properties of monosaccharides
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energy
monosaccharides are a quick source of _______
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oxygen (H and OH)
The different posistions of _______ on the carbon chain are responsible for different properties of the molecule