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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which elements are present in carbohydrates?
a)
C,N,O
b)
C,H,O
c)
H2O
d)
CO2
2.
What does hydrolysis mean?
a)
breaking of water molecules
b)
Formation by water
c)
Splitting by water
d)
Getting rid of water molecules
3.
What types of starches are found in potatoes?
a)
Glucose
b)
Amylose and Amylopectin
c)
fructose
d)
Galactose and glucose
4.

What is condensation synthesis?

a)

Breaking of a hydroxyl bond

b)

Formation of a hydroxyl bond

c)

Formation of a water molecule

d)

Fusing two molecules by removing a water molecule

5.
what is the storage(s) form of carbohydrate found in mammals?
a)
Glucose and glycogen
b)
Glycogen
c)
starch
d)
Fiber and glycogen
6.
The digestion of sucrose (table sugar) results in what two monosaccharides?
a)
Fructose and glucose
b)
Maltose and glucose
c)
Glucose and galactose
d)
Galactose and fructose
7.
What is the function of a carbohydrate?
a)
Stores energy
b)
Movement
c)
Stores genetic information
d)
Speeds up reactions
8.
What suffix is used in the names of most carbohydrates?
a)
-ase
b)
-nic
c)
-ose
d)
-yme
9.
The molecule of amylose that you see in the 
a)
disaccharide
b)
polypeptide
c)
polysaccharide
d)
monosaccharide
10.
What is this molecule?
a)
sucrose
b)
glucose
c)
lipid
d)
a disaccharide
11.
What type of carbohydrate is this?
a)
polysaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
it isn't a carbohydrate
12.

Important to the structural integrity of plant cells, this molecule would be considered dietary fiber for humans.

a)

Starch

b)

Glycogen

c)

Cellulose

d)

Chitin

13.
Lactose is found in....
a)
Milk
b)
Milk products
c)
All of the above
14.

An oxidation reaction of sugar molecules that produces larger, more complex compounds and new flavors is called

a)

Caramelization

b)

Retrogradation

c)

Gelatinization

d)

Syneresis

15.

If you accidentally create a paste by getting a little liquid in your melting chocolate, how can you fix the problem?

a)

there is no fix, start over

b)

use only dark chocolate

c)

add more liquid

d)

heat it up more

16.

Which of the following is not an example of gelatinization in action?

a)

rice cooking

b)

mixing a gravy

c)

melting chocolate

d)

noodles softening in the pot

17.

Both of the processes retrogradation and syneresis have what in common?

a)

both only happen with simple sugars

b)

both happen in liquid foods

c)

both only happen in the presence of fats

d)

both involve the loss of water