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What is the primary function of starch in plants?
- Energy storage
What are the monomers of carbohydrates called?
- Monosaccharides
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Types of Carbohydrates: Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose

What is the primary function of starch in plants?

- Energy storage

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What are the monomers of carbohydrates called?

- Monosaccharides

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What is the structure of disaccharides?

- Two monosaccharides joined together

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Types of Carbohydrates: Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose

What is starch a polymer of?

- α-glucose

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What is chitin a polymer of?

- N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What is an oligomer?

- A molecule consisting of a few subunits, approximately 10.

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Types of Carbohydrates: Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose

Where is cellulose commonly found?

In the cell walls of plants

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What structural form do 5 and 6 carbon monosaccharides usually take?

Ring structures.

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What is the role of chitin in arthropods?

- It forms the exoskeleton

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Molecules Found in Living Cells

What percentage of organic molecules are nucleic acids?

- 9%

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Overview of Organic Molecules

What element is a fundamental component of organic molecules?

- Carbon

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What is the structure of polysaccharides?

They consist of hundreds to thousands of glucose molecules joined together.

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What is a monomer?

- A single subunit of a molecule.

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Types of Carbohydrates: Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose

What is cellulose a polymer of?

β-glucose

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What is the structure of oligosaccharides?

3 - 10 monosaccharides joined together.

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Molecules Found in Living Cells

What percentage of organic molecules are lipids?

- 6%

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What is an example of a 6-carbon monosaccharide that typically forms a ring structure?

Glucose.

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Molecules Found in Living Cells

What percentage of organic molecules are cofactors?

- 2%

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Overview of Organic Molecules

What is depicted in Fig 5.12?

- A phospholipid

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What are dimers in the context of carbohydrates?

- Disaccharides

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What is a dimer?

- A molecule consisting of two subunits.

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What are polysaccharides?

Polymers made up of hundreds to thousands of glucose molecules joined together.

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

Where can you find more information about oligosaccharide nomenclature?

Wikipedia: Oligosaccharide nomenclature.

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Molecules Found in Living Cells

What percentage of organic molecules are mixed macromolecules?

- 3%

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What is the general formula for monosaccharides?

- CnH2nOn where n = 3 to 7

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

Where can chitin be found in yeast?

- In the cell walls

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Molecules Found in Living Cells

What percentage of organic molecules are proteins?

- 24%

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What are oligomers in the context of carbohydrates?

Oligosaccharides.

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Carbohydrates: Monomers and Dimers

What percentage of organic molecules are carbohydrates?

- 55%

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Polymers and Oligomers in Carbohydrates

What is a polymer?

- A molecule consisting of many subunits, typically 100 or more.

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