AS Biology Topic 1 Carbohydrates

Read through the following account on biochemical tests, then write on the dotted
lines the most appropriate word or words to complete the account.
Q1.
Benedict's reagent can be used to test for reducing sugars. This reagent changes
colour from ______________to _____________ if it is heated with a reducing sugar. The
presence of starch can be detected using ___________ solution.
Read through the following account on biochemical tests, then write on the dotted lines the most appropriate word or words to
complete the account. Benedict's reagent can be used to test for reducing sugars. This reagent changes colour
from

to

Blue

using

if it is heated with a reducing sugar. The presence of starch can be detected

brick red

solution.

iodine

Q2.

Glucose + Glucose = _______________

Glucose + Galactose = ______________
Glucose + Fructose = _______________
You would find fructose in ____________. Sucrose is used to __________ sugar around
plants. Lactose is sometimes called _____ sugar and is very important to the
development of babies. _________ is a sugar used by germinating seeds

Glucose + Glucose =

Glucose + Galactose =

Maltose

would find fructose in

Glucose + Fructose =

Lactose

. Sucrose is used to

Fruit

You

Sucrose

sugar around plants. Lactose is sometimes called

transport

sugar and is very important to the development of babies.

milk

is a sugar used by germinating seeds

maltose

Q3.

Monosaccharides can be joined together to form disaccharides or ______________.

This is done by a __________________ reaction. The bond between the two
monosaccharides is called a _____________ bond.
Starch is made of two types of polysaccharide: Amylose and _________________.
Amylose is made of a long chain of glucose molecules joined together through a 1-4
bond. __________ is also made of a chain of glucose molecules but there are also side
branches.
Starch is ________________ in water and so does not affect the osmotic potential of a
cell. The advantage of amylopectin over amylose is that it can be broken ______ into
glucose much more quickly.
Starch is made of around _____ % amylose and _____ % amylopectin. Starch is used
as a __________ molecule by plants.

Monosaccharides can be joined together to form disaccharides or

. This is done by a

polysaccharide

reaction. The bond between the two monosaccharides is called a

condensation

bond. Starch is made of two types of

glycosidic

polysaccharide: Amylose and

. Amylose is made of a long chain of glucose molecules joined together through

amylopectin

a 1-4 bond.

is also made of a chain of glucose molecules but there are also side branches. Starch

amylopectin

is

in water and so does not affect the osmotic potential of a cell. The advantage of amylopectin over amylose is

insoluble

that it can be broken

into glucose much more quickly. Starch is made of around

dow n

% amylose and

30

amylopectin. Starch is used as a

molecule by plants.

storage

70

Q4

______________ + Glucose => Maltose

Glucose + Fructose => _____________
___________ + __________ => Lactose
+ Glucose => Maltose Glucose + Fructose =>

Glucose

sucrose

glucose

=> Lactose

galactose

Q5

The products of a condensation reaction between two glucose molecules are

maltose and __________.
Maltose is found in _______________ seeds. ____________ is a sugar found in fruit.
The products of a condensation reaction between two glucose molecules are maltose and

. Maltose is found

w ater

in

seeds.

germinating

is a sugar found in fruit.

fructose