2.

Carbohydrates
1. The table below refers to some disaccharides, their constituent monomers and their roles in
living organisms.

Complete the table by writing in the appropriate word or words in the empty boxes.

Disaccharide Constituent monomers One role in living

organisms

Carbohydrate source in
Lactose
mammalian milk

Glucose + glucose

Form in which sugars

are transported in plants

(Total 5 marks)

2. The table below refers to two disaccharides, sucrose and maltose. If the statement is correct,
place a tick ( ) in the appropriate box and if the statement is incorrect, place a cross ( ) in the
appropriate box.

Statement Sucrose Maltose

Contains glucose

Is a reducing sugar

Contains glycosidic bonds

Is transported in the phloem of flowering

plants
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3. Carbohydrates are used as a source of energy. Excess carbohydrate can be stored as glycogen in
animal cells.

(a) Give two reasons why glycogen is used as a storage molecule.

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(2)

(b) The diagram below shows a molecule of maltose.

(i) Complete the diagrams below to show the two glucose molecules that will result
when this maltose molecule is broken down.

(2)

(ii) Name the type of chemical reaction that occurs when maltose breaks down.

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(1)
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4. (a) The table below refers to the composition of the disaccharides sucrose, maltose and
lactose. Place a tick ( ) in the appropriate box or boxes to indicate clearly the
monosaccharide or monosaccharides that make up each disaccharide.

Disaccharide Monosaccharides

Galactose Glucose Fructose

Sucrose

Maltose

Lactose
(3)

(b) Name the bond that joins two monosaccharides in a disaccharide.

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(1)
(Total 4 marks)

5. Carbohydrates are compounds that include monosaccharides, disaccharides and

polysaccharides.

(a) (i) The table below lists some features of four carbohydrates.
Put a cross in the box to indicate that the feature is present in the carbohydrate.
The first row has been done for you.

Feature Glucose Glycogen Maltose Starch

14 glycosidic bonds present
16 glycosidic bonds present
Made up of many monomers
(4)

(ii) Name the disaccharide made up of -glucose and galactose.

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(1)

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(iii) The diagram below shows a disaccharide molecule.

C H 2O H CH 2O H

H O H H O O H
H H
O H H O H H
H O O H

H O H H O H

Draw the molecules resulting when this disaccharide molecule is split into its two
component monosaccharides.

(2)

(iv) Name this type of reaction.

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(1)

(b) Explain the advantages of glycogen as an energy storage molecule in the human body.

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(3)
(Total 11 marks)

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