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What is hexose sugar?
monosaccharide with six carbon atoms
What best describes amylose?
Unbranched linear polymer with alpha 1-4 glycosidic linkages
What does the name of the reaction to breakdown polysaccharides become monosaccharides?
hydrolysis
What is a storage form of carbohydrate in plants?
Starch
What is the general formula of Carbohydrates?
(CH2O)x
What is the monomer of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides
What does glucose+fructose will produce?
sucrose
What is the covalent bond between monosaccharides called?
Glycosidic bond
What is cellulose used for?
Plant cell walls
What are the examples of monosaccharides?
Glucose, galactose, and fructose
What does glucose+galactose will produce?
lactose
How much glucose molecules will be produced if 4 molecules of maltose being hydrolyze?
8 molecules of glucose
What is the main function of carbohydrates?
Source of energy
What are the examples of pentose sugar?
ribose and deoxyribose
What structural units of starch?
amylose and amylopectin
Water is produced in the ______ reaction.
condensation
