Biology 1113 Test; Carbohydrates - Questions
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Polysaccharides - ✔✔A few hundred to thousands of monosaccharides joined by
glycosidic linkages; used for storage and structure
Starch - ✔✔A storage molecule for plants consisting of alpha glucose linkages, lightly
branched. Two main types are amylose and amylopectin
Glycogen - ✔✔A storage molecule in animals that is made of alpha 1-4 linkages,
highly branched
many - ✔✔While starch is lightly branched, glycogen has _____ branches
amylose - ✔✔unbranched starch made from 1-4 linkages
amylopectin - ✔✔branched starch made from 1-4 and 1-6 linkages
Chitin - ✔✔A structural polysaccharide, consisting of modified glucose molecules
(NAGs), found in many fungal cell walls and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods.
Peptidoglycan - ✔✔Protein containing polysaccharide that makes up the cell wall of
bacteria
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Polysaccharides - ✔✔A few hundred to thousands of monosaccharides joined by
glycosidic linkages; used for storage and structure
Starch - ✔✔A storage molecule for plants consisting of alpha glucose linkages, lightly
branched. Two main types are amylose and amylopectin
Glycogen - ✔✔A storage molecule in animals that is made of alpha 1-4 linkages,
highly branched
many - ✔✔While starch is lightly branched, glycogen has _____ branches
amylose - ✔✔unbranched starch made from 1-4 linkages
amylopectin - ✔✔branched starch made from 1-4 and 1-6 linkages
Chitin - ✔✔A structural polysaccharide, consisting of modified glucose molecules
(NAGs), found in many fungal cell walls and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods.
Peptidoglycan - ✔✔Protein containing polysaccharide that makes up the cell wall of
bacteria
