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Monosaccharides (Eli and Isaac)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A carbohydrate that generally has 3-6 carbon atoms in a chain

a)

Hexaccharide

b)

Trisaccharide

c)

Monosaccharide

d)

Polysaccharide

2.

When the carbonyl group is at C1 (terminal carbon), it is called

a)

Aldose

b)

Ketose

3.

In monosaccharides, the remaining carbons contain a carbonyl group

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

The monosaccharide in the picture above is a:

a)

hexose

b)

pentose

c)

tetrose

d)

heptose

5.

The monosaccharide in the picture above is a:

a)

triose

b)

tetrose

c)

hexose

d)

pentose

6.

The monosaccharide in the picture above is a:

a)

tetrose

b)

diose

c)

triose

d)

pentose

7.

The unnatural isomer which has the OH group on the left is:

a)

K-glyceraldehyde

b)

L-glyceraldehyde

c)

D-glyceraldehyde

d)

R-glyceraldehyde

8.

The naturally occuring isomer which has the OH group on the right is:

a)

K-glyceraldehyde

b)

L-glyceraldehyde

c)

D-glyceraldehyde

d)

R-glyceraldehyde

9.

Fischer Projection Formulas are used to find the chirality centers in monosaccharides

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

What happens to the bonds when doing the Fischer Projection Formula?

a)

The vertical bonds come forward, on wedges

b)

The horizontal bonds come forward, on wedges

c)

The horizontal bonds come forward, on dashed wedges

d)

The vertical bonds come forward, on dashed wedges