Carbohydrates Word Scramble
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We humans are able to | digest starch, but we lack the enzymes required to digest cellulose. |
Carbohydrates are compounds containing | carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
The best known dietary carbohydrates are | sugars, like glucose and starch. |
Single sugars have ringed structures containing | either 4 or 5 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom. |
Single sugars are called | monosaccharides. |
Multiple sugars are called | polysaccharides |
Starch is | the primary carbohydrate component of several foods such as potatoes. |
Cellulose is | the primary fibrous component in the cell walls of plants. |
Glycogen is | the polysaccharide that is stored in our bodies for energy. |
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