Types of carbohydrates
This is the simplest type of carbohydrate made of one sugar unit.
Monosaccharide
Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen, and this element.
Oxygen
Plants make carbohydrates during this process.
Photosynthesis
Table sugar is known by this scientific name.
Sucrose
This organ releases insulin to help store glucose as
Pancreas
This carbohydrate is made of two sugar molecules joined together.
Disaccharide
The usual ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in carbohydrates is 2 to this number.
1
The stored carbohydrate in liver and muscles is called this.
Glycogen
Fruit sugar is called this.
Fructose
Insulin helps lower blood sugar by signaling cells to take in sugar.
Glucose
Starch is an example of this type of carbohydrate made of many sugar units.
Polysaccharide
The chemical formula for glucose is this.
C₆H₁₂O₆
This carbohydrate cannot be digested by humans but helps digestion.
Fiber
Milk sugar is called this.
Lactose
When blood sugar is low, the pancreas releases this
Glucagon
Glucose, fructose, and galactose are examples of this carbohydrate group.
Monosaccharides
The bond joining monosaccharides is called this.
Glycosidic bond
Excess glucose is stored first in the liver, then converted to this if storage is full.
Fat
This sugar is the main sugar found in blood.
Glucose
Glucagon primarily signals this organ to convert glycogen back into glucose.
Liver
This polysaccharide is stored in animals for quick energy use.
Glycogen
When two monosaccharides join, this type of reaction occurs.
Dehydration synthesis
This hormone helps move glucose from blood into cells.
Insullin
Maltose is made when starch breaks down into this disaccharide.
disaccharide.
Two glucose molecules
This type of cells in the pancreas detect blood sugar levels and control insulin and glucagon release.
Beta cells (for insulin) and alpha cells (for glucagon)