Description
Answer the questions below:
Carbohydrates
Resources:
https://www.slideshare.net/raiuniversity/bsc-biochem-ii-biomolecules-i-u-1-carbohydrate?qid=17ad36c5-8c02-4294-860e-0a31dd86ed96&v=qf1&b=&from_search=21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxK5rZxbyQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zyqyXTQhiw
a). List the major classes of carbohydrates described in the textbook
b). List two (2) food sources of each class of carbohydrate
c). List three (3) alternative sources of dietary sugar.
d). What is the normal range for blood sugar levels for human?
e). What is a glycosidic bond?
f). Which carbohydrate does not occur in nature?
g). List one (1) bi-product of the synthesis of carbohydrates
h). What is the process of carbohydrates production in plants called?
i). What is glycogen and where is it produced and stored in the human body?
j). What is the dietary recommendation for carbohydrate to prevent ketosis?
Lipids
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkmeJ-9k2ro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wREjL24BYyk
- a). List five (5) major classes of lipids
b). What are the major elements found in most lipids?
c). What are saturated and unsaturated lipids. List one (1) example of each saturated and unsaturated lipid.
d). What is the difference between a fat and an oil? - Define the following:
a). Monounsaturated fat
b). Cis fatty acid
c). Trans fatty acid - List three (3) functions of lipid in the body
- Describe the structure of a triglyceride
- How many kilocalories of energy are stored in one (1) gram of fat/oil?
- List two (2) examples of monounsaturated oils.
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