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Name Date Directions: read and answer each question thoroughly in order to receive credit. Each answer must be typed and doubled spaced. Include a work cited page to indicate the sources used to answer each question, use at least 3 references. (1) What are carbohydrates? What functions do carbohydrates serve in living organisms? (2) Is glucose soluble in water? How can you tell? Why is this important? (3) Give an example of a ketose sugar. (4) What are the three general classes of saccharides? How do they differ? (5) Explain what happens to disaccharides and polysaccharides during digestion? (6) What is the difference between a simple sugar and a complex carbohydrate?

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