CARBOHYDRATES study guide
with correct answers
2024\2025.
Name 3 ways in which carbohydrates are useful - Answer 1. Energy store
2. Energy source
3. Cellulose (structure)
What are all carbohydrates made up of? - Answer Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are the three main groups of carbs? - Answer Monosaccharides
, Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
What is the general formula for monosaccharides? - Answer (CH2O)n
What is the formula fo triose sugars? - Answer C2H603
What is the importance of triose sugars? - Answer Important in mitochondria,
where glucose is broken down into triose sugars during respiration
What is the molecular formula for pentose sugars? - Answer C5H10O5
Give an example of a pentose sugar - Answer Ribose
Draw a ribose molecule - Answer
What is the molecular formula for hexose sugars? - Answer C6H12O6
Give examples of hexose sugars - Answer Glucose, fructose, galactose