Carbohydrates and Their Properties

Easy Biochemistry Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are an essential macronutrient that serves several vital functions in living organisms. They are primarily composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and can be classified into simple carbohydrates (monosaccharides and disaccharides) and complex carbohydrates (oligosaccharides and polysaccharides). A common monosaccharide is glucose, which is an important energy source in cellular metabolism.

Which of the following statements correctly identifies a property of carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates are primarily hydrophobic molecules.

All carbohydrates can be digested and used as an energy source by humans.

Carbohydrates can be stored in the form of glycogen in animal tissues.

The basic structural unit of carbohydrates is the amino acid.

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