Carbohydrates-are an organic compound made up of sugar molecules › Sugars contain the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Simple sugars that contain just one sugar unit › Examples: Glucose (Honey) Fructose ( fruit sugar ) Galactose (comes from the Ancient Greek word for milk ) Ancient Greekmilk
Using the dehydration reaction cells construct this process, double sugar › Example: Sucrose-Plant Sap and Table Sugar
Long polymer chains made up of simple sugar monomers or complex carbohydrates › Example: Starch-Potatoes, Rice, and Corn
Excess sugar in the form of polysaccharides › In humans, most glycogen is stored as granules in the liver and muscle cells
Some polysaccharides in plants, serve as building materials › Most animals (including people) can not digest cellulose, therefore _________ passes through our digestive system.