WorksheetsMini Task: Carbohydrates
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
It is a major constituent of the exoskeleton, or external skeleton of many arthropods
Peptidoglycan
Chitin
Cell Wall
Cellulose
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Galactose and fructose must be metabolized to lactose or sucrose for it to be used in cellular respiration.
B. Galactose and fructose cannot be used as an energy source by the body.
C. Galactose and fructose are isomers of each other and share the chemical formula C5H10O5.
D. Galactose and fructose are soluble to water because of the presence of OH (Hydroxyl Groups) in every carbon bonds.
What is the molecule that is composed of two monosaccharides, namely glucose and fructose?
Sucrose
Galactose
Glycogen
Starch
It is also known as maltobiose or malt sugar.
Glucose
Fructose
Maltose
Sucrose
Where is lactose commonly found?
Dairy Products and Milk
Fruits
Liver
Sap of Plants
It is a large multi-branched polymer of glucose which is accumulated in response to insulin and broken down into glucose in response to glucagon.
Fructose
Galactose
Glucose
Glycogen
These are carbohydrates which are soluble and sweet in taste.
White Bread
Sugars
Fruits
Cake
These link long chains of monosaccharides.
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonding
Intermolecular Forces
Glycosidic Bonds
What is NOT true about glucose?
Humans are the main source of glucose.
Found in the sap of plants.
Found in carbohydrate rich food.
Makes up polysaccharides such as starch and glycogen.
Each one is a function of polysaccharides EXCEPT:
Storage of Energy
Cellular Communication
Transport of Minerals
Cellular Support
What is the process that turns fructose into pyruvate?
Gluconeogenesis
Fructolysis
Krebs Cycle
Glycolysis
Aldehydes and Ketones are the two functional groups of monosaccharides.
True
False
What is the general formula of monosaccharides?
CnH2n+2
(C6H10O5)n
(CH2O)n
CnH2n
What does the Latin word "lac" mean
Milk
Sugar
Intolerant
Lacking
Which one is the most abundant among the major classes of biomolecules?
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
Carbohydrates
