Carbohydrates

Which type of monosaccharide is D-mannose?

• Aldopentose

• Ketohexose

• Aldoketose

• Aldohexose

Which of the following is true about anomeric hydroxyl groups?

• alpha = up

• alpha = down

• beta = down

• beta = fishy

How would you characterize the glycosidic bond found in the disaccharide, lactose, shown here?

• alpha 1-2

• beta 1-2

• alpha 1-4

• beta 1-4

How many sugar units make up disaccharides?

• one
• two
• three
• zero

If you string together 8 glucoses, how many water molecules will come out?

• 1
• 4
• 7
• 8

What suffix is used in the names of most carbohydrates?

• -ase
• -nic
• -ose
• -yme

Which of the following is not a known function of carbohydrates?

• energy storage

• cell-to-cell signalling

• catalyzing reactions

• structural component of cell wall