Biology- carbohydrates!!
what are three functions of carbohydrates?
1) they provide quick energy 2)store energy 3)cell walls in plants and fungi
what is the formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
what elements make up carbohydrates?
CH0 (carbon and hydrogen and oxygon)
what is the formula for carbohydrates?
CH20
what is lactose?
a disaccharide sugar found in milk, and is also made up of glucose and galactose units
what else are carbohydrates made up of?
carbon and water
OSE on the end are ?
carbs!
we can NOT digest...?
cellulose
What are polysaccharides made of?
complex carbohydrates (100s of sugar units)
What are disaccharides made of?
double sugars (two sugar units)
fructose?
fruit sugar
glucose?
glucose comes from the sun through photosenisis for plants and we can gain glucose through foods we eat
what are three examples of monosaccharides?
glucose, galactose, and fructose
galactose?
monosaccharide that is less sweet than glucose and fructose
what are the three types of carbohydrates?
monosacchrides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides
what is glycogen?
more branched. a starch and stores energy in animals
carbs are used for building in..?
plants
what is cellulose?
plants build cell walls with cellulose. is fiber in our food
what is sucrose?
provides energy to mostly plants
what are disaccharides used for?
quick energy
Monosaccharides are made up of...?
simple sugars (one sugar unit)
we can digest....?
starches and glycogen
what are examples of polysaccharides?
starches, glycogen, and cellulose
what is a starch?
stores energy in PLANTS
examples of disaccharides?
sucrose, lactose, maltose
carbohydrates are made up of...?
sugars
