Carb Structure
The molecular formula of glucose.
C6H12O6
The principal carbohydrate storage product in plants.
Starch
In the body, fatty acid hydrocarbon chains are only synthesized in (even/odd) numbers.
Even
Name the main constituent of cell membranes.
Phospholipids
Name the 4 fat-soluble vitamins.
A, D, E, and K
Name the sugars that make up lactose.
Glucose
Galactose
Carbohydrates are very soluble in water. Why?
Presence of many -OH groups
A fatty acid containing double bonds is said to be _____.
Unsaturated
This lipid is found in the human cell membrane and contributes to the rigidity of the membrane.
Cholesterol
Name the catabolic process leading to the release of triglycerides from fat cells.
Lipolysis
Name the isomer of glucose that does not occur naturally in higher living organisms but can be synthesized in the lab.
L-glucose
Name the sweetest naturally occurring sugar.
Fructose
Naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids form _____ double bonds.
Cis
Name the type of cell that stores fat in the human body.
Adipocytes
The name of the process that is the breakdown of glycogen.
Glycogenolysis
Name a carbohydrate containing 5 carbons and an aldehyde.
Aldopentose
Name the two forms of starch.
Amylose
Amylopectin
Name the components of a triglyceride.
Glycerol and 3 fatty acids
Fat is stored in the body primarily in this form.
Triglycerides
Name the 3 polysaccharides that are polymers of glucose.
Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose
Carbon-1 in the pyranose form of glucose is known as the _____.
Anomeric carbon
Why is cellulose indigestible by most animals?
Beta linkages
The lipid bilayer is said to be _____ because it has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.
Amphipathic
Fatty acids provide more than twice the energy per unit weight of carbohydrates and proteins. How many kcal/g is this?
9 kcal/g
The cells dependent solely on glucose as an energy source are _____.
Brain cells