1. Carbohydrates

2. CH2OH
H O
H
H
OH H
HO OH
H OH
Carbohydrates:
Energy molecules

4. Carbohydrates
Function:
quick energy
energy storage
glucose
C6H12O6
structure
cell wall in plants
Examples sucrose
sugars
starches
cellulose (cell wall)
starch

9. Building BIG carbohydrates
glucose + glucose + glucose… = polysaccharide
starch
(plant)
energy
storage
glycogen
(animal)

11. Cellulose
Cell walls in plants
herbivores can digest cellulose well
most carnivores cannot digest cellulose
that’s why they
eat meat
to get their energy
& nutrients
cellulose = roughage
stays undigested
keeps material
moving in your
intestines