Carbohydrates - Retrieval Questions 4

What do macrofibrils do

Macrofibrils wrap around plant cells in multiple layers at different angles.

What are the uses of carbohydrates

Used as a source and storage of energy.
Structural function.

What are the specific monomers in cellulose

Beta Glucose

What are the bonds found in cellulose

Glycosidic

What forms during the hydrolysis of a disaccharide

Two monosaccharides

How many carbons are in glucose

Six / Hexose

Which specific monomer does glycogen have

Alpha Glucose

What type of sugar is maltose

Reducing

what is the purpose of chitin in insects

To give strength to the exoskeleton

What do microfibrils form

Macrofibrils

What are the functions of maltose

To be the sugar in germinating seeds.
Respiratory substrate.

Name the three disaccharides

Maltose
Sucrose
Lactose

What is cellulose composed of

Many thousands of beta glucose molecules joined together by 1-4 glycosidic bonds.

What is the function of glucose?

Used in respiration.
It is a monomer needed for many monosaccharides.

How many carbons are in trioses?

Three

Why is glycogen large?

So that it doesn't diffuse out of the cell.

What specific monomer are in starch?

Alpha Glucose

What is lactose composed of?

Glucose + Galactose

Which cells is cellulose found in?

Plants

Name a property of chitin.

Waterproof