Biology › Section B · Biological macromolecules › Topic B.2
Carbohydrates
Sugars and starches are one family built from carbon plus water: the same monomer, glucose, becomes bread, muscle glycogen, or the wood of a tree - depending only on the angle of the links.
In this topic
- Carbon plus water
- Monosaccharides: the single sugars
- Isomers: same atoms, different sugars
- Disaccharides: two sugars, one bond
- Starch and glycogen: the fuel warehouses
- Cellulose: the same monomer, unrecognizable
- Chitin: carbohydrate armor
- Why store glucose as a polymer?
- Worked example: classifying the carbs on one plate
- Worked example: why a cow lives on grass and you cannot
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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