Monosaccharides and Their Differences from Aldoses

What type of reaction occurs when two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule?

Which of the following is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks?

In which type of bond formation does hydrolysis occur?

What are enzymes specialized macromolecules that speed up?

Which of the following is essentially the reverse process of a dehydration reaction?

What is the purpose of dehydration synthesis in terms of building macromolecules?

What are the simplest carbohydrates known as?

Which of the following is the most common monosaccharide?

How are monosaccharides classified?

Which type of sugar is characterized by having a ketone group in its structure?

What is the molecular formula of glucose?

Which sugar is an intermediate in photosynthesis?

What is the main function of monosaccharides in cells?

In which form do many sugars exist in aqueous solutions?

Why are only sugars in the linear form able to reduce other molecules?

What is the covalent bond called that joins two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?

What type of linkage is present in the synthesis of maltose?

Why is sucrose considered a non-reducing sugar?

Which molecule is present in sucrose that prevents it from having a free aldehyde or keto group?

What type of linkages determine the architecture and function of a polysaccharide?

Where is starch stored in plants?

What type of polysaccharide is glycogen?

What is the main component of the tough wall of plant cells?

What are the two ring forms for glucose that determine the difference between starch and cellulose?

Why are cellulose molecules straight and unbranched?

What is the main difference between alpha and beta glucose ring structures?

Why can enzymes that digest starch not hydrolyze beta linkages in cellulose?

What role do microfibrils play in plant cell walls?

What is the function of insoluble fiber from cellulose in the digestive tract?

In what part of arthropods is chitin primarily found?