Carbohydrates Are an Important Part of an Athlete’s Diet

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Carbohydrates are an important part of an athlete’s diet

Students learn to:

• identify that carbohydrates are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen according to the formula:C_x (H₂O)_y
• explain that humans store carbohydrates as glycogen granules in our muscles and liver
• identify glucose as the monomer which forms the polymer glycogen and describe the process of bond formation between the glucose molecules which produces the polymer

Students:

• choose resources and perform first-hand investigations to compare the structures of glycogen and glucose from diagrams or models

Extract from Chemistry Stage 6 Syllabus (Amended October 2002). © 2009, Board of Studies NSW.