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A large biological molecule such as a protein, polysaccharide or nucleic acid is called .......
macromolecule / polymer
A relatively simple molecule which is used as a basic building block for the synthesis of a polymer is called .....
Monomer
A giant molecule made from many similar repeating subunits joined together in a chain is called .....
Macromolecule / Polymer
Three elements of all carbohydrates.
C, H, O
The three main groups of carbohydrates.
monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides
A molecule consisting of a single sugar unit is called ....
monosaccharide
An example of trioses.
Dihydroxyacetone / L-Glyceraldehyde / D-Glyceraldehyde
An example of pentoses.
ribose / deoxyribose
An example of hexoses.
glucose/ fructose / galactose
The molecular formula for a hexose
C6H12O6
The arrangements of the atoms can be shown by using a diagram known as ....
Structural formula
(–OH is known as a ...... group
hydroxyl
True or false? The chain of carbon atoms of pentoses and hexoses is long enough to close up on itself and form a more stable structural structure
False
The form of glucose where the hydroxyl group (–OH), on carbon atom 1, is below the ring is known as .....
Alpha glucose
The form of glucose where the hydroxyl group (–OH), on carbon atom 1, is above the ring is known as .....
Beta glucose
A sugar molecule consisting of two monosaccharides joined together by a glycosidic bond.
Disaccharide
