Carbo
1. What are the organic
chemical groups that
characterize carbohydrates?
How are carbohydrates
classified according to the
presence of those groups?
2. What is the molecular
formula of glucose? How can
its structural formula be
described?
3. What are monosaccharides,
oligosaccharides and
polysaccharides?
4. What is the difference
between monosaccharides and
disaccharides? What are some
examples of disaccharides and
of monosaccharides that form
them?
5. What are hexoses? What
are some examples of hexoses
with important biological
functions?
6. What are pentoses? What
are the roles of pentoses in
DNA and RNA molecules?
7. What are the main
biological functions of the
polysaccharides?