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Bio B – Nutrient and Carbohydrate Practice
General Information:
1. How many things are there in each example?
2.
a.
b.
c.
Therefore, a monomer is:
Therefore, a dimer is:
Therefore, a polymer is:
a. What are the 3 types of nutrients that give you energy? Which is the most important energy source?
b. What are the 3 types of nutrients that don’t give you energy?
c. Why do some give you energy and some don’t give you energy?
3. Are each of the following organic or inorganic? Explain why.
a.
NaOH
Organic
OR
Inorganic
Explanation:
b.
CH2O
Organic
OR
Inorganic
Explanation:
c.
Cl3CH
Organic
OR
Inorganic
Explanation:
d.
CF3OH
Organic
OR
Inorganic
Explanation:
e.
C15H32
Organic
OR
Inorganic
Explanation:
Carbohydrate Questions:
1. What is the common name for carbohydrates (Hint: When you eat candy, you get a rush!)?
2. Carbs give you ___________ when broken down.
3. Carbs give you [MORE or LESS or EQUAL] energy than lipids/fats
4. Why are carbohydrates considered the most important energy-providing nutrient?
5. What is the most important type of a carbohydrate?
6. What elements from the periodic table are found in carbohydrates?
7. What foods are high in carbohydrates (Think about different types of fruit, vegetables and breads/grains)?
8. What do the following terms mean:
Term
Definition
Monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Polysaccharide
Example
Picture
9. For each picture/word given below, determine if it is a monosaccharide, disaccharide, or polysaccharide (type
of sugar), write the molecular formula and what sugar(s) it is composed of.
a. Fructose (Fruit sugar)
b. Lactose (Milk sugar)
c. Glycogen
Type of sugar =
Type of sugar =
Type of sugar =
Composition =
Composition =
Composition =
d. Xylose (Wood sugar)
e. Mannose (in metabolism) f. Sucrose (Table sugar)
Type of sugar =
Type of sugar =
Type of sugar =
Composition =
Composition =
Composition =
g. Trehalose (Mushroom sugar)
h. Cellulose (Fiber)
Type of sugar =
Type of sugar =
Composition =
Composition =
10. Condensation and hydrolysis reactions occur to create and break down polymers.
a. What is a hydrolysis reaction?
b. What is a condensation reaction?
c. When a condensation reaction occurs, what products are produced?
d. When a hydrolysis reaction occurs, what products are produced?
e. What type of reaction is being shown in the following pictures?
2.
1.
Condensation Reaction
Explanation:
OR Hydrolysis Reaction
Condensation Reaction
Explanation:
OR Hydrolysis Reaction