1. CARBOHYDRATES
UNIT #2 BIOMOLECULES

2. Monomers of Carbohydrates
Called monosaccharides
Typically a multiple of CH2O
Glucose is an important monosaccharide
Major source of energy for cells

3. Disaccharides
Form when two monosaccharides bond together through dehydration synthesis
Form a “glycosidic linkage”

4. Polymers of Carbohydrates - Storage
Called polysaccharides
Glycogen
Polymer of glucose molecules
Found in animals
Starch
Found in plants

5. Polymers of Carbohydrates - Structural
Chitin
Found in the exoskeletons of insects, spiders, and other arthopods
Also found in many fungi
Cellulose
Found in plant cell walls
Can’t be digested by most animals
Polymer of glucose