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BIO300 Exam 2
Complex and Simple Corbohydrates system
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/24/2014

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A cell is molstly made up of what % of water
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70 - 95%
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The study of carbon compounds is what?
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Organic Chemistry
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What makes up the rest of a cell after water?
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Carbon-based molecules ( Organic molecules)
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There are four categories of larg molecules (macromolecules ) in a cell what are they?
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1) Carbohydrates 2) Lipids 3) Proteins 4) Nucleic acids
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What are carbohydratees referred as?
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Sugars
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Monosaccharide
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Simple carbohydrates
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Disaccharides
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Simple carbohydrates
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Polysaccharides
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Complex carboydrates
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What is the chemical formula of Glucose?
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C6H12O6
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What is the name of the sugar unit that produces energy and is a simple carbohydrates that is absorbed in the body bloodstream?
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Glucose
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What two simple carbohydrates that produces energy in the body that gets asorbed in the body bloodstream?
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Glucose and Fructose
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Were is fructose fond in what kind of food?
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In fruits when they become riper and sweeter.
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What two simple carboydrates that make up honey?
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Glucose and Fructose
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_________ contains the element carbon and are made by living things.
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Organic Molecules
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What kind of molecules are in carbohydrates?
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen 1:2:1
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Were is Glucose found in our food?
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Hony, Sport Drinks
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What is sucrose?
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Table sugar
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What is disaccharide?
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Double Sugar
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What makes up table sugar
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Glucose linked to a Fructose
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What food sources is socrose in?
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Cookies, Candy, Cake
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What is it called when two monosaccharide come together?
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Disaccharides
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Lactose is formed by what two monosaccharides?
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Glucose and Galactose
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What is it called when people are allergic to milk products
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Lactose Intolerance
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What two complex carboydrates are energy storage molecules?
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Starch and Glycogen
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What molucule in plants provide energy storage?
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Starch
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What molucule in animals provide energy storage?
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Glycogen
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What is the fuction of simple carboydrates?
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Energy
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List Two simple carbohydrates
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Monosaccharide and Disaccharides
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What two polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates) are structural molecules?
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Cellulose and Chitin
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The polysaccharides found in the cell walls of plants is
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Cellulose
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The external skeleton of many invertebrates is made of
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Chitan
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What are the four types of polysaccharides?
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Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose, Chitin
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Where is glydrogen stored at for carbohydrates in the human body for later use?
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Liver and muscle tissue
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Out of the complex carbohydrates which of the four is the most abundent organic compound on earth?
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Cellulose
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Two types of Fiber
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Water insoluble and Water soluble
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Water insoluble fiber
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Cellulose
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Water soluble fiber
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Gums and pectins
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Can fiber be broken down in our digestive system?
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No
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What food comes with water soluble fiber
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Fruits, Beans, Oats
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What are the health benefits of water soluble fiber?
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Lower blood cholesterol
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Starch ( Polysaccharide )
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