LC Biology - Food

Which of the following elements is not part of a carbohydrate?

• Carbon
• Hydrogen
• Oxygen
• Sulfur

Which of the following is a carbohydrate made of lots of sugar molecules?

• Monosaccaride
• Disaccaride
• Polysaccaride
• Maltose

How many sugar molecules make up a disaccaride?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which of the following is not an example of a polysaccaride?

• Starch
• Cellulose
• Glycogen
• Glucose

Which of the following is not a type of carbohydrate?

• Sugars
• Starch
• Fibre
• Protein

Which of the following is not a lipid

• Triglyceride
• Phospholipid
• Fat
• Protein

Phospholipids differ from triglycerides in that they have

• A phosphate group instead of one of the 3 fatty acids
• A fatty acid instead of one of the 3 phosphate groups

Which of the following does not refer to a chain of amino acids?

• Peptide
• Polypeptide
• Protein
• Phosphate

The basic building block of proteins are

• sugars
• phosphates
• amino acids
• cellulose

Lack of Vitamin C leads to

• Scurvy
• Rickets
• Osteoporosis
• Anemia