BCH101intermediate
Select ALL statements that correctly describe carbohydrate structures.
Answer
Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrate units., A ketose has one fewer chiral center than the corresponding aldose with the same carbon number., Glycogen is a branched glucose storage polymer.
Explanation
### Why this is right
- **Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrate units**: they cannot be hydrolyzed into simpler carbohydrates.
- **A ketose has one fewer chiral center than the corresponding aldose with the same carbon number**: the ketone carbonyl is internal and creates a different stereochemical count from an aldehyde sugar.
- **Glycogen is a branched glucose storage polymer**: it stores glucose in animals.
### The concept
Carbohydrates vary in carbon number, carbonyl type, and linkage pattern. These structural differences determine stereochemistry and biological function.
### The other options
- **Cellulose is the principal storage polysaccharide in animals**: cellulose is a structural component of many plant cell walls; glycogen is an animal storage polysaccharide.
### Terms
- **Hydrolysis**: bond cleavage by the addition of water.
- **Polysaccharide**: a polymer made of many sugar units.
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