1.For the molecule below, a.State the chemical formula b.Identify it as a carbohydrate or a non-carbohydrate c.Explain your answer to “b.”
2. Explain why carbohydrates always have twice as much hydrogen as oxygen (in other words, why is there a 2:1 ratio of H to O in a carbohydrate?) Carbohydrate
3. Identify the main function of carbohydrates (how it is used by ALL living things).
4. Explain how living things obtain energy from carbohydrate molecules.
5. Differentiate between animals and plants in terms of how they obtain carbohydrates.
6. Identify the polysaccharide shown in the pictures below, and describe its function in plants.
7. Explain how starch and cellulose are similar.
8. Identify the process that produces a polysaccharide from many individual monosaccharides.