Name : _____________________________ Chapter 4 Chemical Composition of the cell

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CARBOHYDRATES

WORKSHEET 4.5 : Formation and Breakdown of Disaccharides and Polysaccharides

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

CARBOHYDRATES

Consist of

MONOSACCHARIDES DISACCHARIDE POLYSACCHARIDE

 A ___________ of  Formed when two monomer  A polymer formed by

carbohydrates are joined together by ____________ with
 Examples: ________________ reaction. hundreds or thousand
Glucose  During this process, a glucose monomers
Fructose molecule of ___________ is  Examples:
Galactose removed. Starch
 Can be broken down into Glycogen
monosaccharide by Cellulose
__________________.  Polysaccharides can
 The addition of water is be ___________ into
needed. smaller molecules
 Examples: through hydrolysis by

Maltose (Glucose + glucose) adding dilute acids,

Sucrose (Glucose + fructose) boiling and enzymatic

Lactose (Glucose + galactose) reaction.

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CARBOHYDRATES
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WAJA BIOLOGY 2009
JPN PERAK
Name : _____________________________ Chapter 4 Chemical Composition of the cell
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WORKSHEET 4.5 : Formation and Breakdown of Disaccharides and Polysaccharides

CARBOHYDRATES

MONOSACCHARIDES DISACCHARIDE POLYSACCHARIDE

 A monomer of  Formed when two monomer  A polymer formed by

carbohydrates are joined together by condensation by
 Examples: condensation reaction hundreds or thousand
Glucose  During this process, a glucose monomers
Fructose molecule of water is removed.  Examples:
Galactose  Can be broken down into Starch
monosaccharide by Glycogen
hydrolysis. Cellulose

 The addition of water is  Polysaccharides can

needed. be broken down into
 Examples: smaller molecules

Maltose (Glucose + glucose) through hydrolysis by

Sucrose (Glucose + fructose) adding dilute acids,

Lactose (Glucose + galactose) boiling and enzymatic

reaction.

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WAJA BIOLOGY 2009
JPN PERAK