Carbohydrates and Proteins

What atoms make up all carbohydrates?

• Carbon, Sulfur, Hydrogen
• Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus
• Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen
• Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen

How many sugar units make up monosaccharides?

• one
• two
• three
• zero

How many sugar units make up disaccharides?

• one
• two
• three
• zero

Some carbohydrate foods are ________

• fruits
• grains
• vegetables
• all the above

The element _______is found in all of the organic compounds.

• Iron

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

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What suffix (word ending) is used in the names of most carbohydrates?

• -ase

• -yme

• -ose

• -nic

Which is not a chemical element needed to build sugars?

• Carbon
• Oxygen
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

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Important to the structural integrity of plant cells, this is the single most popular polysaccharide in the world.

• Starch
• Glycogen
• Cellulose
• Chitin

what is the storage(s) form of carbohydrate found in mammals?

• Glucose and glycogen
• Glycogen
• starch
• Fiber and glycogen

What might happen if you didn't get enough carbohydrates?

• Your body wouldn't be able to build muscle mass
• Your body wouldn't have enough energy to function
• You would develop serious vitamin deficiencies
• Your bones and teeth would become weaker

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