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- 6. It usually accumulates as starch, which humans and other plant-eating animals can catabolize.
- 7. is a molecule which acts as a universal energy currency for living cells
- 8. It is divided into two groups: Soluble fibers, Insoluble fibers
- 9. is a disaccharide consisting of the monomers glucose and galactose
- 10. They are made up of two sugar molecules
- 12. They are found in their α form
- 13. have at least three structures: primary, secondary, and tertiary structure.
- 14. Fructose is found in honey, tree and bush fruits, flowers, berries and most tubers.
- 16. is a covalent chemical bond formed between two amino acid molecules
- 19. Humans have tens of thousands of types
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- 1. is the process by which animals convert food into a type of energy usable by their cells, known as ATP.
- 2. It is a covalent bond that forms between one carbohydrate molecule and another molecule.
- 3. It is an important source of energy and structural material for living beings.
- 4. They are simple sugars
- 5. They are complex carbohydrates made up of a large number of simple sugars
- 11. They are made up of an amino group and a carboxyl group connected by an alpha carbon.
- 15. It is the most abundant natural biopolymer on Earth because it is the fundamental component of plant cell walls.
- 17. Glucose, galactose and fructose are monosaccharides
- 18. It is composed of a mixture of amylose and amylopectin, both polymers of glucose.
- 20. capable of acting as a reducing agent because they have a free aldehyde group or a free ketone group