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Carbs and Lipids 1-pager

  • How to distinguishes carbohydrates from lipids from diagrams of molecular structure
  • Description of monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharides, with examples of each
  • Drawing alpha-glucose, beta-glucose, ribose, maltose
  • Condensation reaction that creates maltose
  • Distinguish structure and function between amylose, amylopectin and glycogen and cellulose
  • Drawing fatty acids: saturated, trans-unsaturated and cis-unsaturated
  • Condensation reaction that creates triglyceride molecule
  • Structure and function of major types of lipids
  • Effect of saturated and trans-unsaturated fats on health
  • Calculation and consequences of BMI
  • Calorimetry: what is it and how energy content of food is calculated
  • Compare energy content of carbohydrates and lipids