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Carbohydrates&Lipids
Carbohydrates and lipids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three elements of carbohydrates? | Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
| How many types of carbohydrates are there? | sugars, starch and cellulose |
| Are sugars soluble or insoluble? | They are soluble |
| Name two monosaccharides? | Glucose and Fructose |
| How are Diasccharides formed? | Diassacharides are formed when two moosaccharides are joined together by condensation |
| starch is polysaccharide, so what are polysacchardies? | Large molecules made up of monomers and the monomers of polysaccharides are monosaccharides |
| what are monomers? | smaller units |
| name two polysaccharides | starch and cellulose |
| what are Lipids? | Lipids are oils and fats |
| what does a triglyceride consist of? | a molecule of glycerol with three fatty acids attached to it |
| What is the bond that forms between each fatty acid and the glycerol? | Ester bond |
| saturated | if every carbon atom in the chain is joined by a single bond |
| unsaturated | if one or more of the bonds is a double bond |
| polyunsaturated | a fatty acid with many double bondsj |
| what is the name of the reaction that joins a glycerol molecule linked to three fatty acids | condensation reactions |
| how many ester bonds are formed in a triglyceride | three ester bonds |