Chapter 2 Bio Molecules Part 1 Carbohydrates

Why is life based on carbon-based molecules?

Because a single carbon can bond with up to four other atoms.

Large organic molecules found inside table sugar.

Carbohydrates

What are the four classes of large organic molecules important to life on Earth?

Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids

Organic compounds are distinguished by molecules that contain _________ bonded to other elements.

Carbon

Why are all living organisms based on molecules that contain carbon?

Carbon atoms can form bonds with up to four other atoms.

Which of the following is a polysaccharide? - Sucrose - Cellulose - Fructose - Glucose

Cellulose

_______ is the polysaccharide most commonly found in highly fibrous foods such as celery.

Cellulose

Follicle cells in your scalp assemble proteins to build new hair. This most likely involves ____________ reactions.

Dehydration synthesis

Starch and glycogen are complex carbohydrates made by joining together long chains of ____________ molecules.

Glucose

Which of the following represents a simple sugar (also called a monosaccharide)?

Glucose

Which of the following is not made from long chains of glucose? - Starch - Sucrose - Glycogen

Sucrose

The chemical reaction shown here, in which a large molecule is broken down into smaller parts that make it up, is called a __________ reaction

hydrolysis

What is another name for the polymers of carbohydrates?

polysaccharides