1. Carbohydrates are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
2. It contains more hydroxyl group (-OH).
3. They combine with acids to form esters.
4. Moist analysis of this yields aldehydes and ketones.
5. Carbohydrates must contain hydroxyl and carbonyl groups.
6. Carbohydrates are attached to lipids to form glycolipids and proteins to form glycoproteins.
7. It stores short term energy.
8. Cellulose is the structural component of plant cell walls and chitin is the cell wall of fungi.