Give the name of one or more polysaccharides that matches each of the following descriptions:
(d) produces maltose during digestion

Describe the similarities and differences of the following polysaccharides:

(a) amylose and amylopectin

Give the name of one or more polysaccharides that matches each of the following descriptions:

(a) not digestible by humans

Explain whether the following blood types could be donated to a person with type B blood:

(a) A

How is the polysaccharide heparin different from the glucose polysaccharides?

The shell of a shrimp is composed of chitin. If you eat a boiled shrimp without removing the shell, will your body break the shell down into its component sugars? Explain. (Hint: Compare chitin’s structure to that of amylose and cellulose.)

Glycogen and amylopectin are both branched polymers of glucose. Read the descriptions of each in Section 6.6. Which molecule has a more compact structure? Explain.

Which of the components in starch is more likely to be broken down more quickly in plants, amylose or amylopectin? Why?

How much energy is produced if a person eats 50 g of digestible carbohydrate (not fiber) in a day? In this case, what percent of a 2200 Calorie diet would be digestible carbohydrate? Recall that carbohydrates provide four Calories of energy per gram consumed.