U1T2 – Polysaccharides

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Polysaccharides

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Which monomer is starch made out of?

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What type of bond forms between the monomers in starch?

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Name the polymer in the picture.

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Name the polymer in the picture

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What type of bond forms amylose?

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Which two types of polysaccharide form starch?

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What is the main structural difference between Amylose and Amylopectin?

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This component of starch is coiled. What is the advantage to the organism storing it?

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This polysaccharide of glucose is branched. What is the advantage to the organism of branching ?

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Starch is insoluble. What is that advantage of being insoluble?

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Which monomer is this polysaccharide made out of?

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It forms strong, straight fibres called what ?

 

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What bonds hold the chains together, and make the these fibres strong?

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What role does this polysaccharide have?

 

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What feature does this polysaccharide have, that makes it straight?

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Which polysaccharide do animal cells use as storage?

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Which monomer is the animal storage polysaccharide made out of ?

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It is highly branched, what type of glycosidic bond form the base of the branches?

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The animal branched molecule, has many more branches than the plant version. Why is this?

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What type of glycosidic bond form the main body for the branches?

 

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