Biology Unit 3.1: Cell Processes Cheat Sheet by bittersweetkarma

*There is a carbon atom at each corner that is not shown
Simple sugar, one molecule of sugar. It can be used right away or stored. To store it, it has to be connected to other molecules using dehydr­ation synthesis.

Cells use dehydr­ation synthesis to link two glucose molecules together into malt­ose. Maltose is a disacc­haride which can be stored.

Sugars are usually stored as poly­sac­cha­rides (many sugars) which is a sugar with more than two monosa­cch­arides. Also called starch

Hydrolysis of a fructose molecule.
Hydrolysis is used to/when:
-break down food in the digestive system
-body needs quick/fast energy (simple sugars)

Body can run out of energy but still have fat because fat takes a long time to break into simple sugars.