Section 1
Carbohydrates
What reactants are needed for photosynthesis and respiration?
What is the chemical equation for respiration?
Distinguish between monosaccharides and disaccharides.
Define polysaccharide. Provide one example.
What functional groups are found in all monosaccharides?
What is the difference between an aldose and a ketose?
What are the functional groups in an aldopentose?
What are the functional groups and number of carbons in a ketohexose?
Classify each of the following monosaccharides as an aldo-pentose, ketopentose, aldohexose, or ketohexose:
Classify each of the following monosaccharides as an aldopentose, ketopentose, aldohexose, or ketohexose:a. A solution of xylose is given to test its absorption by the intestines.b. Tagatose, found in fruit, is similar in sweetness to sugar.