Chapter 2 Word Scramble
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| This MICROBIOLOGY stack covers the section of chapter 2 entitled CARBOHYDRATES. | (blank) |
| Q: Give three examples of the important role carbohydrates play. | A: Carbohydrates are a common source of food and energy, they form part of nucleic acids, and they form part of the bacterial cell wall. |
| Q: Carohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in what ratio? | A: 1:2:1 ratio. |
| Q: What is a monosaccharide? | A: A single carbohydrate molecule. |
| Q: What is a disaccharide? | A: A Short chain of carbohydrates. |
| Q: What is a polysaccharide? | A: A large molecule made of carbohydrate molecules. |
| Q: Of the monosaccharides, name the two most common 5 carbon sugars. | A: Ribose and deoxyribose. |
| Q: Of the monosaccharides, name the three most common 6 carbon sugars. | A: Glucose, fructose, and galactose. |
| Q: What is lactose? | A: A disaccharide containing GLUCOSE and GALACTOSE. |
| Q: What is sucrose? | A: A disaccharide containing GLUCOSE and FRUCTOSE. |
| Q: What is maltose? | A: A disaccharide containing GLUCOSE and GLUCOSE. |
| Q: What do you get when you create a disaccharide using glucose and galactose? | A: Lactose. |
| Q: What do you get when you create a disaccharide using glucose and fructose? | A: Sucrose. |
| Q: What do you get when you create a disaccharide using glucose and glucose? | A: Maltose. |
| Q: What is the most abundant organic molecule on earth? | A: Cellulose. |
| Q: Cellulose, glycogen, and dextran are all made up of _______ subunits. | A: Glucose... BTW, so is starch. |
| Q: What is dextran? | A: Dextran is a storage molecule for carbon and energy for some bacteria. |
| Q: If cellulose, glycogen, and dextran are all made up of glucose, how do we differentiate between them? | A: Their branching structures are different. |
| Q: True or false? Lactose, sucrose, and maltose are all considered dimers. | A: True! It must be true, I took note of it during the lecture. |
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