What is the density of water at 4 degrees Celcius?
1000 kg/m3 or 1 g/cm3
What is the main function of carbohydrates?
Source of energy
What does the name of the reaction to breakdown polysaccharides become monosaccharides?
hydrolysis
What is hexose sugar?
monosaccharide with six carbon atoms
What best describes amylose?
Unbranched linear polymer with alpha 1-4 glycosidic linkages
What causes cohesion in the water?
hydrogen bonds
What is the monomer of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides
Why is water considered a polar molecule?
The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive
Why does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
Capillary action pulls the water molecules up
What word describes when water is attracted to other substances?
Adhesion
What is a storage form of carbohydrate in plants?
Starch
What is the general formula of Carbohydrates?
(CH2O)x
The reason the water balloon did NOT pop while held over a flame is water's _________.
High specific heat capacity
What does glucose+galactose will produce?
lactose
What structural units of starch?
amylose and amylopectin
Humans have physiologically adapted to sweat if the body temperature rises past ideal levels. The ability to do so helps cool the body down. The polarity of water allows water to have a high _________________________, which allows us to
Specific heat
What does glucose+fructose will produce?
sucrose
How much glucose molecules will be produced if 4 molecules of maltose being hydrolyze?
8 molecules of glucose
Attractions between water molecules are called ______.
Hydrogen bonds
Water is produced in the ______ reaction.
condensation
A water strider can skate along the top of a pond because of ______.
surface tension
What are the examples of monosaccharides?
Glucose, galactose, and fructose
Which water property contributes to water surface tension?
cohesion
What is the covalent bond between monosaccharides called?
Glycosidic bond
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