Carbohydrate Chemistry Quiz

What are carbohydrates primarily composed of?

• Oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur

• Carbon, oxygen, and phosphorus

• Carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen

• Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

• Sucrose

• Maltose

• Glucose

• Lactose

The pentose sugar present mainly in the DNA is:

• Deoxyribose

• Arabinose

• Ribose

• Lyxose

Which type of carbohydrate contains two to ten monosaccharide units?

• Monosaccharides

• Oligosaccharides

• Disaccharides

• Polysaccharides

What is an example of a disaccharide?

• Fructose

• Glucose

• Ribose

• Sucrose

Which of the following is a ketose?

• Mannose

• Galactose

• Glucose

• Fructose

pentose sugar

• Ribulose

• Dihydroxyacetone

• Erythrose

• Glucose

What type of isomers differ in configuration around one specific carbon atom?

• Enantiomers

• Epimers

• Stereoisomers

• Diastereomers

Which of the following sugars is classified as an aldohexose?

• Glucose

• Galactose

• Fructose

• Ribose

Which structure represents a five-membered ring in carbohydrates?

• Fischer

• Haworth

• Furanose

• Pyranose