Biology Y10 W1L2
Biology Y10 W1L2
Biology Y10 W1L2
Biological molecules
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
• List the chemical elements that are make up of
carbohydrates
• State examples of large molecules made from simpler
molecules
• Describe the tests used to determine the presence of
sugar
Terminologies in this subtopic:
• soluble
• insoluble
Definition
• Soluble : Substance that can dissolve in water or
organic solvent
• Insoluble : Substance that cannot dissolve in
water or organic solvent
Subtopic:
4.1 Carbohydrates
Learning objective:
• List the chemical elements that are make up of
carbohydrates
Carbohydrates
• contain of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O).
• types of carbohydrates:
– monosaccharides
– disaccharides
– polysaccharides
Function of carbohydrates
Learning objective:
• state examples of large molecules made from simpler
molecules
Monosaccharides
• simple sugars and reducing sugar
• main source of energy for many cells
• examples: glucose (plants and fruits), fructose (fruit and honey) and galactose (milk).
Disaccharides
• formed by combination of two monosaccharides.
• formation of disaccharides is by condensation process while breaking the molecules
by using hydrolysis.
• e.g: maltose (malt sugar), sucrose (cane sugar) and lactose (milk sugar)
Polysaccharides
• formed by many combinations of monosaccharides
• have large molecules and insoluble in water
• do not taste sweet and cannot crystallise
• formation of polysaccharide is by condensation but breaking of the molecules is by
hydrolysis.
• e.g: glycogen (animal and yeast), starch (rice, bread and potatoes) and cellulose
(plant cell wall)
Learning objective:
• Describe the tests used to determine the presence of
sugar
Test for presence of molecules
A) Starch : Iodine solution B) Reducing sugars : Benedict
solution
Classwork...
Worksheet
Testing of carbohydrates