Carbohydrates I

Which types of carbohydrates are more healthy to consume and why?

• Complete carbs because they give us all the energy we need

• Simple carbs because they are easily broken down by the body to provide energy and are usually empty calories

• Incomplete carbs because they don't contain as many calories as other types of carbs

• Complex carbs because they provide a long term form of energy and usually have more nutrients

Complex carbohydrates breakdown into:

• fructose

• sucrose

• glucose

• starch

What kind of food is an example of a complex carbohydrate?

• Whole wheat bread

• Strawberry Jam

• Honey

• Table sugar

Carbohydrates should be the largest part of a healthy diet.

• True

• False

The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:

• Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

• Glucose, Fructose, Galactose

• Starch, Cellulose,Fiber

• Maltose, Sucrose, Lactose

All carbohydrate names end with which ending:

• ise
• ase
• ese
• ose

Main function of carbohydrates is to __________

• provide energy

• produce muscle

• increase nerve stimulation

• make hair growth

Which enzyme involved in breakdown of maltose?

• amylase

• maltase

• sucrase

• lactase

Monosaccharides are monomers of

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are made of what elements?

• CHO

• CHON

• CHONP

• CHONS

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