Carbohydrates Amanda Holochwost, Ashley witherspoon, Janai manning, Jordan pope, and kayla huante Polymers and Monomers………………………………. ……………………………………. Elements That Make Up Carbs Simplest Sugars & Double Sugars.……………………... Structure & Function of Monosaccharides……………... Joining & Function of Disaccharides……………………. Functions of Polysaccharides…………………………….

Polymers & Monomers Each macromolecule is made of smaller organic molecules, known as monomers. Similar monomers that are covalently bonded together create polymers. The monomer unit of carbohydrates = monosaccharides. The polymers of carbohydrates = polysaccharides

Elements that make up carbs - Carbon -Hydrogen - Oxygen

Simplest sugars & double sugars - Monosaccharides are the simplest of sugars - Disaccharides are double sugars

Structure & function of monosaccharides -the simplest form of sugar -named glucose when it is in the blood - the end results of carbohydrates breaking down - the body’s preferred source of energy

Joining & function of disaccharides -can be stored as fat or used to power its cells. -the carbohydrate forms when two monosaccharides undergo a condensation reaction which involves the elimination of a small molecule, such as water, from the functional group -Sucrose, Lactulose, Lactose, Maltose, Trehalose, and Cellobiose -can be changed back into important monosaccharides for the body to use

Functions of polysaccharides -A carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together -structural functions such the cell wall of plant cells and energy storage -Starch: storage for plants; glucose momomer simplest form of amylose; unbranched, amylopoch -Glycogen: stored in muscle cells, Hydrolysis releases it when sugar is needed -Cellulose: structural, plants produce 100 billion most abundant organic compounds on earth -Chitin: carbohydrate used by arthropods exoskeletons, (shrimp, lobster),

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