Carbohydrate Quiz

A carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose with a highly branched structure. It is the storage form of glucose in humans and is synthesized (and stored) in the liver and muscles.

• sucrose

• galactose

• glyocgen

• pectin

A six-carbon sugar that exists in a ring form; found as such in blood, and in table sugar bound to fructose; also known as dextrose, it is one of the simple sugars.

• sucrose

• glucose

• galactose

• fructose

A simple carbohydrate with the chemical composition (CH2O) n. The basic unit of all _________ is glucose, a six-carbon ring structure. The primary ________ in the diet is sucrose, which is made up of glucose and fructose

• sugar

• fiber

• starch

A carbohydrate made of multiple units of glucose attached together in a form the body can digest; also known as complex carbohydrate.

• fiber

• starch

• sugar

Substances in plant foods not digested in the human stomach or small intestine. These add bulk to feces.

• starch

• fiber

• sugar

Simple sugar, such as glucose, that is not broken down further during digestion.

• monosaccharides

• disaccharides

• sucrose

• dexatrose

Monosaccharide or disaccharide in the diet.

• simple sugars

• complex sugars

• median sugars

Fructose bonded to glucose; table sugar.

• galactose

• lactose

• sucrose

• glucose

A six-carbon monosaccharide that usually exists in a ring form; found in fruits and honey; also known as fruit sugar.

• sucrose

• fructose

• lactose

• galactose

Corn syrup that has been manufactured to contain between 42% and 90% fructose.

• Low Galactose Corn Syrup

• High Fructose Corn Syrup

• Corn Syrup