Question 1

Complete the following passage about energy molecules in the body by using appropriate words from the list to fill the gaps.

 

sugar              condensation             glycogen                   ester

 

glucose           liver cells                    glycosidic                   hydrolysis

 

water               sucrose           monosaccharides      respiration                  store

 

           

....................   is a polysaccharide made from hundreds of a ........................ molecules. The molecules are joined by ............. bonds by  a ...................reaction.   This reaction requires that a molecule of ............ is removed.

 

We store this polysaccharide in ........   ....... and muscle cells. They are a short-term energy ............. that the body can use when muscle cells are working hard. The molecules can easily be broken down to their constituent ..................  Its subunits are easily broken off for use in ........................ .

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