Carbohydrate Practice

What do carbohydrates not contain?

• Oxygen

• Water

• Hydrogen

• Carbon

Answer explanation

Carbohydrates are organic compounds that store energy. Glucose is a carbohydrate used for energy by most organisms such as plants. Photosynthesis is a process in which plant cells use carbon dioxide, water, and light energy to make oxygen, glucose, an energy storing sugar.

Which type of organic compound stores energy and includes sugars and starches?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic Acids

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Which of the following is an example of a polysaccharide? Select ALL that apply

• Starch

• Sucrose

• Chitin

• Cellulose

What is the exoskeleton of a grasshopper made out of?

• Cellulose

• Chitin

• Starch

• Glycogen

What are carbohydrates made out of?

• Nucleotides

• Fats

• Amino Acids

• Monosaccharides

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Carbohydrates provide living cells with a major sources of what?

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Which is an example of a monosaccharide?

• Glucose

• Sucrose

• Starch

• Cellulose

What is the function of starch?

• Used by plants to form walls around cells

• Used by animals to store energy

• Used by certain animals to form an external skeleton

• Used by plants to store energy

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Monosaccharides are the building blocks for which type of macromolecule?

• Nucleic Acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

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An organic compound used to store energy, such as sugar or starch, is called a-

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