Carbohydrates Structure

• What are the chemical composition of Carbohydrates?

  Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
• Who coined the term Carbohydrates?

  Karl Schmidt
• Carbohydrates - play a crucial role in energy storage and structural functions
• What type of Carbohydrates that does not follow its general empirical formula?

  2-deoxyribose
• What are the classifications of a molecule base on their number of carbon atoms?

  Trioses, Tetroses, Pentoses, Hexoses
• What are the classifications of molecules base on their number of sugar units?

  Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides, Polysaccharides
• Identify the type of molecule base of their number of carbon atoms.

  A) Triose

  B) Tetrose

  C) Pentose

  D) Hexose

  E) Hexose

  
• Photosynthesis - the process where plants partake in that biosynthesize carbohydrates