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Chapter 7: Sugars

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

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1.

Which of the following is a ketose?

a)
b)
2.

How many chiral carbons exist in this aldose?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

3.

A diastereomer:

a)

differs at 1 chiral carbon

b)

differs at 1 or more chiral carbons

c)

differs at every chiral carbon

d)

differs at the anomeric carbon

4.

Identify whether this anomer is alpha (α) or beta (β)

a)

Alpha (α)

b)

Beta (β)

5.

Sucrose has a __ - glycosidic bond, Lactose has a __ - glycosidic bond.

a)

α

β

b)

β

α

c)

α

α

d)

β

β

6.

What type of monosaccharide derivative results from oxidation of the primary alcohol of an aldose?

a)

deoxy-sugar

b)

sugar alcohol

c)

sugar acid

d)

glycoside

7.

Reduction of the aldehyde of a sugar yields:

a)

uronic acids

b)

alditols

c)

glycosides

d)

deoxy sugar

8.

Reduction of an alcohol yields:

a)

polysaccharides

b)

amino sugars

c)

deoxy sugars

d)

aldohexoses

9.

Substitution of an alcohol for an amine yields:

a)

amino sugars

b)

amino acids

c)

glycosides

10.

What is a "glycosidic" bond?

a)

a bond derived from two thiol groups

b)

a bond that joins anomeric carbons to other compounds

11.

Which polysaccharide consists of linear β 1 -> 4 linked glucose?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Chitin

c)

α - Amylose

d)

Glycogen

12.

What two sugars combine to form sucrose?

a)

glucose and glucose

b)

glucose and fructose

c)

glucose and galactose

d)

fructose and fructose

13.

What two sugars combine to form lactose?

a)

glucose and glucose

b)

glucose and fructose

c)

glucose and galactose

d)

galactose and galactose

14.

Is this sugar reducing or non-reducing? How do you know?

a)

Reducing; there is a free -OH group on the anomeric carbon

b)

Non-reducing; there is a free -OH group on the anomeric carbon

c)

Reducing; there is a glycosidic bond with the anomeric carbon

d)

Non-reducing; there is a glycosidic bond with the anomeric carbon

15.

Amylose links glucose by what type of bond?

a)

Beta (1,4)

b)

Beta (1,6)

c)

Alpha (1,4)

d)

Alpha (1,6)

16.

Amylopectin has the same glucose links as ______ but has _______ branches.

a)

Cellulose; alpha (1,6)

b)

Amylose; alpha (1,4)

c)

Amylose; alpha (1,6)

d)

Glycogen; alpha (1,4)

17.

Amylopectin has alpha ____ glucose links with alpha _____ branches every 12-30 residues

a)

1,6 ; 1,6

b)

1,4 ; 1,4

c)

1,6 ; 1,4

d)

1,4 ; 1,6

18.

What is a glycan?

a)

Multiple polysaccharides linked together by peptide bonds

b)

Multiple monosaccharides linked together by glucose bonds

c)

Multiple polysaccharides linked together by glycosidic bonds

d)

Multiple monosaccharides linked together by glycosidic bonds