Studied by 3 peopleGlycogen
________ performs the same storage role in animals as starch does in plants.
Cellulose
________ is a polymer made from.
Photosynthesis
Plants harvest the energy in sunlight and store it in the bonds of carbohydrates by the process known as
Glycolipids
________ and glycoproteins are key molecules in what biologists call cell- cell recognition and cell- cell signaling.
sugars
When just two ________ link together, the resulting molecule is known as a disaccharide.
glycoprotein
A(n) ________ is a protein that is similarly linked to carbohydrates.
Chitin
________ is a polysaccharide that stiffens the cell walls of fungi.
Three carbon sugars
________ are called trioses.
Monosaccharides
________ polymerize when a condensation reaction occurs between two hydroxyl groups, resulting in a covalent connection called a glycosidic linkage, or glycosidic bond.
Starch
________ consists entirely of glucose joined by glycosidic linkages.
Amylases
The enzymes involved in breaking the glycosidic linkages in starch are called
Cell wall
All cells are enclosed by a membrane and the cells of many organisms are also surrounded by a protective layer of material called a
Many distinct monosaccharides exist because so many aspects of their structure are variable
aldose or ketose placement of the carbonyl group, the number of carbons, and the different arrangements of hydroxyl groups in space
Phosphorylase
The most important enzyme involved in catalyzing the hydrolysis of α-glycosidic linkages in glycogen molecules is a protein called
Carbohydrates
They serve as precursors to other molecules
Provide fibrous structure materials
Mark cell identity
Store chemical energy
Disaccharide
When just two sugars link together, the resulting molecule is known as a
Hexose
The glucose that’s coursing through your bloodstream right now is a six-carbon sugar, or a
Pentose
Ribose, which acts as a building block for nucleotides, has five carbons and is called a
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