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Water & Carbohydrates

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