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16 Cards in this Set
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What are disaccharide sugars made from?
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Two monosaccharide hexose sugars
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What is the molecular formula for any disaccharide?
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C12H22O11
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C6H12O6 + C6H12O6 <->
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C12H22O11 + H2O
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When two alpha glucose molecules come together to form _______ a __________ bond is formed?
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maltose, 1, 4 glycosidic
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What kind of reaction is required to produce a disaccharide sugar?
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A condensation reaction (loss of a water molecule and formation of a 1,4 glycosidic bond)
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List the three examples of disaccharides
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Lactose, maltose and sucrose
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What two monosaccharides form to make lactose?
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glucose + galactose
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What two monosaccharides form to make maltose?
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glucose + glucose
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What two monosaccharides form to make sucrose?
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glucose + fructose
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Where is lactose/maltose/sucrose found?
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Lactose: Milk, to feed young mammals
Maltose: Barley seeds to provide energy for germination Sucrose: To provide energy and it is the transport carbohydrate in plants |
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What includes all monosaccharides and the disaccharides lactose and maltose?
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Reducing sugars!
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What includes some disaccharides like sucrose?
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Non-reducing sugars
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Benedict's test does not identify what?
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The actual sugar, it is semi-quantitative
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What is an example of a polysaccharide?
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Starch
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How many monomers is starch made from?
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200 - 100,000
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Where is starch stored?
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The chloroplasts
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