Biochemistry- Carbohydrates and Lipids

Glucose is a _____.

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein 
• nucleic acid

Also known as simple sugars, these are the monomers of carbohydrates.

• lipids
• nucleotide
• monosaccharide
• monomer

Carbohydrates are made of... 

• C H O
• C H O N
• C H O N P
• C H O N S

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Water is classified as an inorganic compound because it

• does not contain carbon
• does not contain nitrogen
• contains hydrogen
• contains oxygen

In which type of molecule is the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen usually 2 to 1?

• lipid
• protein
• carbohydrate
• glycerol

Vegetable oils, such as corn oil, belong to which general class of organic substances?

• lipids
• proteins
• carbohydrates
• salts

The process used to split polymers; this is done by adding water

• Dehydration
• Hydrolysis
• Enzomatic
• Tetratonic

Which of the following is an organic compound?

• H₂O
• C₆H₁₂O₆
• NH₂
• OH

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How many sugar units make up polysaccharides?

• one

• two

• three or more

• zero

How many sugar units make up disaccharides?

• one
• two
• three
• zero