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Monosaccharides

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Which of the following elements are found in carbohydrates?

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Phosphorus

e)

Oxygen

2.

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

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Dehydration

3.

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

a)

Aldose

b)

Ketose

c)

Triose

d)

Tetrose

e)

Pentose

4.

Which is the most common monosaccharide?

a)

Fructose

b)

Glucose

c)

Galactose

d)

Sucrose

5.

Which reaction is needed to break down complex sugars?

a)

Hydration

b)

Dehydration

c)

Dehydrogenation

d)

Hydrolysis

6.

Which of the following are storage polysaccharides?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Starch

c)

Glycogen

d)

Glucose

e)

Chitin

7.

Which monosaccharide is the sweetest?

a)

glucose

b)

fructose

c)

galactose

d)

sucrose

8.

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

a)

Hexaccharide

b)

Trisaccharide

c)

Monosaccharide

d)

Polysaccharide

9.

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

a)

Aldose

b)

Ketose

10.

The monosaccharide in the picture above is a:

a)

hexose

b)

pentose

c)

tetrose

d)

heptose