Carbohydrates Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards for carbohydrates, monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.

Carbohydrates

Provide energy and structural material for living things.

Monosaccharides

Simple sugars composed of five or six carbon atoms.

Glucose

A six-carbon sugar present in high concentration in blood and a major source of immediate energy for the body.

Disaccharides

Formed when two monosaccharides are bonded together.

Polysaccharides

Polymers of simple sugars made up of 12 or more monomers.

Glycogen

An important polysaccharide found in animals used to store energy.

Starch and Cellulose

Important polysaccharides found in plants.

Carbohydrates

Compounds that contain multiple hydroxyl groups as well as carbonyl groups.