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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Date
1.

Which of the following elements are found in carbohydrates?

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Phosphorus

e)

Oxygen

2.

How are sugars formed in nature?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Dehydration

3.

Metabolic process used to break down sugars into energy (ATP)

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Dehydration

4.

What would be the classification of a monosaccharide made up of 5 carbons?

a)

Triose

b)

Tetrose

c)

Pentose

d)

Hexose

5.

What type of sugar is this? (Check all that apply)

a)

Aldose

b)

Ketose

c)

Triose

d)

Tetrose

e)

Pentose

6.

What type of sugar is this? (Check all that apply)

a)

Aldose

b)

Ketose

c)

Triose

d)

Tetrose

e)

Pentose

7.

Which is the most common monosaccharide?

a)

Fructose

b)

Glucose

c)

Galactose

d)

Sucrose

8.

Which reaction is needed to join two monosaccharides?

a)

Hydration

b)

Dehydration

c)

Dehydrogenation

d)

Hydrolysis

9.

What type of bond is formed between two monosaccharides?

a)

Ester bond

b)

Glycosidic bond

c)

Peptide bond

d)

Double bond

10.

Which reaction is needed to break down complex sugars?

a)

Hydration

b)

Dehydration

c)

Dehydrogenation

d)

Hydrolysis

11.

Which carbohydrate is known as table sugar?

a)

Lactose

b)

Maltose

c)

Glucose

d)

Sucrose

12.

Which carbohydrate is made up of two glucose molecules?

a)

Lactose

b)

Maltose

c)

Sucrose

d)

Galactose

13.

Which of the following are storage polysaccharides?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Starch

c)

Glycogen

d)

Glucose

e)

Chitin

14.

Which of the following are structure polysaccharides?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Starch

c)

Glycogen

d)

Glucose

e)

Chitin

15.

Which carbohydrate is found in dairy products and helps with the absorption of calcium and magnesium?

a)

Galactose

b)

Sucrose

c)

Lactose

d)

Maltose

16.

Which sugars have the same molecular formula as glucose, but have a different arrangement of atoms?

a)

Sucrose

b)

Lactose

c)

Fructose

d)

Maltose

e)

Galactose

17.

Which monosaccharides are found in lactose?

a)

Glucose and galactose

b)

Fructose and galactose

c)

Maltose and galactose

d)

Sucrose and galactose

18.

Which monosaccharides are found in sucrose?

a)

Glucose and maltose

b)

Glucose and galactose

c)

Fructose and galactose

d)

Glucose and fructose

19.

Which polysaccharide is found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans?

a)

Celluose

b)

Starch

c)

Chitin

d)

Glycogen

20.

Which carbohydrate do we store in our liver and serves as an energy reserve?

a)

Starch

b)

Glycogen

c)

Glucose

d)

Cellulose