| A | B |
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| What are carbohydrates composed of? | carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| give and example of a carbodrate bond | CnH2nOn |
| What is the purpose of carbs? | energy |
| give and example of cellulose | celery |
| What structure is a Carbohydrate in? | A ring structure |
| Monosaccharide | simple sugar |
| give examples of monosaccharides | glucose, fructose |
| disaccharide | table sugar |
| give an example of a disaccharide | sucrose |
| what makes up sucrose? | glucose + fructose |
| polysaccharide | a number of sugar molecules bonded together |
| give examples of polysaccharides | composed of many monosaccharide subunits |
| starch | storage form of glucose in plants |
| cellulose | forms cell wall of plants |
| glycogen | storage form of glucose in animals |
| What are the types of carbohydrates? | simple carbs and complex carbs |
| Simple carb | 1,2, or at most 3 units of sugar linked together in single molecules |
| complex carbs | hundreds of sugar units linked together in single molecules |
| what are the properties of a simple carb | - tastes sweet - bad for health if consumed in inapropriate amounts |
| what are the properties of a complex carb? | - tastes good but not sweet |
| What are the types of complex carbs | high fiber and low fiber |
| Why is high high fiber not gigestable by humans? | we dont have the right enzymes |
| examples of high fiber foods? | vegetables, fresh fruit, roots |
| what incidences can high fiber lower? | hypertension, cancer, srthritis, diabetes |
| Examples of low fiber foods | bananas, grains, potatoes |
| what happens to carbs after digestion? | they are broken down into glucose and transported through our blood to use as energy |
