Nutrition questions | form five Biology

State three importance of each of the following groups of carbohydrates in living things

1. Pentose
2. Hexose
3. Disaccharide

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Explain the role of the following chemical reagents in testing carbohydrates:

1. Dilute hydrochloric acid
2. Dilute sodium hydroxide

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Study the photosynthesis equation given below and answer the questions which follow:

1. Give two reasons to justify the fact that, this equation is not correct although it is balanced
2. Identify two types of reaction that take place in photosynthesis process and state specifically where in the cell does each reaction takes place.

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Explain how each of the following factors  affects the rate of photosynthesis

1. Temperature
2. Inorganic ions

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1. Identify two categories of carbohydrate
2. Using one example in each case, describe six functions of carbohydrates in organisms.

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