| A | B |
|---|
| starch | plant polymer used to store energy |
| cellulose | plant polymer used as a structural molecule, keeps plants upright |
| glycogen | animal polymer used to store energy for the short term |
| chitin | polymer found in the cell walls of fungi or in insect exoskeletons |
| isomer | chemicals that have the same chemical formulas but differ in structure |
| monomer subunit of a carbohydrate | monosaccharide |
| examples of monosaccharides | glucose, fructose, galactose |
| examples of disaccharides | sucrose and maltose |
| two monosaccharides bonded together | disaccharide |
| type of reaction that breaks apart polymers into monomers | hydrolysis reaction |
| type of reaction that links or bonds monosaccharides together | dehydration synthesis or condensation reaction |
| ratio in carbohydrates | 1 C : 2 H : 1 O |
| ending on carbohydrates | ose |
| glucose | used as the quickest energy in animals |
| organic compound used for short term energy storage | carbohydrate |
