Question:

1.What are carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are naturally occurring sugars,starches and fiber in food.All carbohydrates are made up
of sugar molecules linked together from starches and fiber.In the body,starches and sugars are broken
down in the digestive system to glucose.Glucose is the fuel that provides energy and powers all of the
body’s function,Glucose is also called blood sugar.Dietary fiber is a form of carbohydrates that is not
broken downduring digestion.it passes through the stomach,small instestine,colon and then out of the
body.

2.Summarize the general characteristics of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrates,which are made up of carbon,hydrogen,and oxygen,are organic compounds that serve as

a source of energy for animals and humans.the main monosaccharide is glucose,which is utilized as an
energy source by animals, glucose can be derived form starch and sugars in the diet,form glycogen that
is stored in the body,or synthesized from the carbon skeleton of amino acids,lactate,glycerol,or
propionate via gluconeogenesis The brain preferentially uses glucose as its main source of energy,and
glucoseis the required energy source for red blood cells and other cells with few or no mitochondria.

3. What are the properties and functions of carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates provide a person with energy.people can also Obtain energy from foods containing
protein and fats,but carbohydrates are the body’s preffered source.if a person does not have a good
supply of carbohydrates,their body will use protein and fats as energy source however,as protein is vital
for so many other essential functions,such as building and repairing tissues, the ody prefers not to use it
for energy.Carohydrates break down into glucose in the body.

4,What are the disorders of carbohydrates?

       Carbohydrate metabolism disorders are a group of metabolic disorders. Normally your enzymes
break carbohydrates down into glucose (a type of sugar). If you have one of these disorders, you may not
have enough enzymes to break down the carbohydrates. Or the enzymes may not work properly. This
causes a harmful amount of sugar to build up in your body. That can lead to health problems, some of
which can be serious. Some of the disorders are fatal.

     These disorders are inherited. Newborn babies get screened for many of them, using blood tests. If
there is a family history of one of these disorders, parents can get genetic testing to see whether they carry
the gene. Other genetic tests can tell whether the fetus has the disorder or carries the gene for the disorder.