Biology 12
Mr. Ciardullo
Name: _________________________ Date: __________ Period: _____
Carbohydrates
Working in groups of 3, complete the following information from pages 32-33 in text.
1.
What are 3 main functions of carbohydrates?
a.
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b. __________________________________________________
c.
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2. Where does the name carbohydrate come from? __________________
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3. How are monosaccharides named? Give 2 examples.
a.
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b. _________________________________________________________________
4. What is the function of glucose in the body? ____________________________________
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5. Draw a glucose molecule
6. What is the formula for glucose? ____________________________________________
7. When 2 monosaccharides are linked together, they form a _________________________
8. Give an example of this: __________________________________________________
9. What is a polysaccharide? __________________________________________________
10. Fill in the table for the following 3 polysaccharides:
Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose
Where found
Function
Describe the
Structure
Draw the
Structure
11. Where is glucose transformed into glycogen? _____________________. How does the liver
maintain a constant level of gucose in the blood? _________________________________
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12. The main difference in structure between starch and glycogen is __________________
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13. The main structural difference between starch and cellulose is ______________________
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14. Why can't we digest cellulose? _____________________________________________
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