Biological Molecules

Glycogen

Glycogen

________ is a branched polymer of a- glucose found in humans.

condensation reaction

A ________ means that as two carbohydrate molecules bond together a water molecule is produced.

Carbohydrates

________ are made out of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O)

Starch

________ (amylose) is a polymer of the sugar, glucose found in plants.

Hexose

________= six carbon sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose)

glycosidic bond

A(n) ________ can also be broken down to release separate monomer units.

Large molecules

________ have important structural and strange roles.

Glucose

________ is stored in the liver.

glycosidic bonds

Polysaccharides consist of many monomer units linked by ________.

glyceraldehyde

_______ is an example of triose

ribose and deoxyribose

______ and _______ are examples of pentose

glucose, fructose and galactose

_____ , ______ and _______ are examples of hexose

hydrolysis

A glycosidic bond can be broken by __________

water molecule

A _____ ________ is needed to break each glycosidic bond

transport in plants

A function of disaccharides is ________ __ ____

sweet, soluble

_____ and _____ are both properties of disaccharides

not sweet and insoluble

_____ and ______ are both properties of polysaccharides

small molecules, sweet and soluble

_______, _____ and ______ are all properties of monosaccharides

energy

monosaccharides are a quick source of _______

oxygen (H and OH)

The different posistions of _______ on the carbon chain are responsible for different properties of the molecule