Could anyone help me with these? I keep getting these wrong and getting partial credit...would love full credit by the time I finish this homework
1) What element is not used to classify carbohydrates?
A) Insaturations in the carbon backbone
B) # of carbons
C) The presence of isomers
D) The presence of aldehyde or ketone groups in the C1 or C2
I chose C and got it wrong...
2) In this question there are several correct answers...What are the properties of carbohydrates?
a) Are polyalcohols but contain a carbonyl group
b) Contain only C, H and O
c) Can be synthesized with water and carbon
d) Monosaccharydes contains between 4-9 carbons
e) Can produce polysaccharydes by glycosidic bonds
f) The carbon backbone is saturated
I chose b, d, e.
3) The cellulose is a [-----] non [-----] composed by [-----] linked by [-----]. That make possible that cellulose adopts a [-----] structure that is [-----] by a lot of hydrogen bonds.
Fill in with [linear], [polysaccharide], [beta-D-glucose], [beta 1-4 bonds], [branched], [stabilized].
4) Match:
The most important component of glycoproteins is...
The function of proteoglucans is...
Glycoproteins are classified according the...
with:
be the main component of extracelular matrix of conective tissue
the protein
way of be linked the carbohydrate to the protein
5) Match:
Is a branched polysaccharide found in animals
Is a polysaccharide non-branched present in plants
Is a branched polysaccharide found in plants
Starch
Glycogen and amilopectine
with:
Are produced by alfa 1-4 and alfa 1-6 glycosidic bonds
amilopectine
amilose
amilopectine
Is composed by amilose and amilopectine