Comparing Food Molecules

C₆H₁₂O₆

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Fat

• Unsure

C₅₆H₁₁₀O₆

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Unsure

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C₃H₇O₂N

• Protein

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Unsure

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Which food molecule provides the most amount of energy?

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• All Answers

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What are the TWO jobs of food molecules?

• Provide Energy

• Provide Building Materials

• Provide Minerals

• Provide Vitamins

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Why do Carbohydrates and Proteins provide similar amounts of energy?

• They both have the same atoms

• They both have the same amount of chemical bonds

• They both provide 4 calories per gram

• They both have similar molecular structures

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What best describes a simple carbohydrate?

• One subunit of glucose

• Two subunits of glucose linked together

• Three or more subunits of glucose linked together

• Many subunits of glucose linked together

What best describes a complex carbohydrate?

• One subunit of glucose

• Two subunits of glucose linked together

• Three or more subunits of glucose linked together

A protein subunit is called a(an)....

• Glucose molecule

• Triglyceride molecule

• Amino Acid molecule

• Lactose molecule

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Contain Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Fats

• None

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