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Carbohydrates Quiz

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A single unit of sugar is referred to as:
A. Monosaccharide
B. Monocarbohydrate
C. Mononutrient
D. Monopolymer


Important to the structural integrity of plant cells, this is the single most popular polysaccharide in the world.
A. Starch
B. Glycogen
C. Cellulose
D. Chitin


How is fiber different from most other foods you eat?
A. It doesn’t contain any sugars at all
B. Consuming it robs your body of nutrients
C. Your body can’t digest it
D. It contains elements of all the major food groups


What is not a type of carbohydrate?
A. Fat
B. Fiber
C. Starch
D. Sugar


Animation shows the formula of:
   
A.     glucose
   
B.     fructose
   
C.     rybulose
   
D.     ribose


Why do humans need cellulose in their diet even though they do not possess enzymes in the digestive system that can break it down?

A. It is required as a precursor to synthesise DNA and proteins.

B. It provides the structural material for cell walls.

C. It acts as dietary fibre to help move food through the digestive system more quickly.

D. It acts as a storage source for energy.


Which statement is not true ?

A. polysaccharides formed as a result of the esterification reaction

B. carbohydrates have higher ratio of oxygen to hydrogen comapred to lipids

C. general formula of carbohydrates is Cx(H2O)y

D. fructose is soluable in water


Fructose is:

A. aldose sugar

B. ketose sugar

C. pentose sugar

D. heptose sugar


Carbohydrates are comprised of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
A. TRUE
B. FALSE


Which sugar is a disaccharide?

A. sucrose

B. ribose

C. glycogen

D. rybulose


Which statement is false ?

A. triose is sugar with 3 carbon atoms

B. hexose is sugar with 7 carbon atoms

C. aldose is suagr with -CHO group

D. ketose is sugar with -CO group


If I am consuming grain products, such as breads, pastas, and some root vegetables (starches) what type of carbohydrate am I taking in?

A. Simple carbohydrates

B. Fiber

C. Complete carbohydrates

D. Saturated carbohydrates

E. Complex carbohydrates


Sucrose is formed by:

A. condensation reaction of glucose and fructose

B. polymerization reaction of glucose and fructose

C. condensation reaction of glucose and galactose

D. polymerization reaction of glucose and galactose


The molecule of amylose that you see in the
A.     disaccharide
B.     polypeptide
C.     polysaccharide
D.     monosaccharide


what is the storage(s) form of carbohydrate found in mammals?
A. Glucose and glycogen
B. Glycogen
C. starch
D. Fiber and glycogen


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