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Carbs.

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What atoms make up all carbohydrates?
a)
Carbon, Sulfur, Hydrogen
b)
Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus
c)
Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen
2.
How many sugar units make up disaccharides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
zero
3.
What type of carbohydrate is this?
a)
polysaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
it isn't a carbohydrate
4.

Which of these are examples of carbohydrates?

a)

DNA, RNA

b)

Fats, hormones

c)

amino acids

d)

starches, glucose, cellulose

5.
Important to the structural integrity of plant cells, this is the single most popular polysaccharide in the world.
a)
Starch
b)
Glycogen
c)
Cellulose
d)
Chitin
6.
The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:
a)
Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
b)
glucose, fructose, galatose
c)
starch, cellulose, chitin
d)
There are no categories of carbohydrates
7.
Your body breaks down most complex carbohydrates into:
a)
fructose
b)
sucrose
c)
glucose
d)
starch
8.
Found in fruits, vegetables, grains, potatoes, pasta, breads.
a)
Starch
b)
Glycogen 
c)
Cellulose
9.
 Makes up the plants cell wall and is fiber in our diets
a)
Starch
b)
Glycogen 
c)
Cellulose
10.

Which of the following ingredients are whole grains?

a)

black beans

b)

brown rice

c)

green peppers

d)

corn

11.

What part of the grain kernel is not lost during processing?

a)

germ

b)

bran

c)

endosperm

12.

Which part of the grain is the outer skin?

a)

Bran

b)

Endosperm

c)

Germ

13.
diabetes is a disease that affects your body's ability to produce or use ___.
a)
energy
b)
insulin
c)
oil
14.

What is the function of insulin?

a)

diagnose diabetes

b)

turn glucose into energy

c)

help glucose enter the cells of the body

d)

all choices

15.
Insulin
a)
lowers your blood sugar levels
b)
blocks the sugar in your bloodstream from doing what it is supposed to do
c)
gives you diabetes
16.

Choose all that apply to insulin resistance...

a)

It is usually the beginning of diabetes

b)

Your fat cells are so fat that they cannot accept more glucose.

c)

Your fat cells keep absorbing glucose at an uncontrollable rate.

d)

Fat cells shut down and keep glucose in the bloodstream.

e)

It is a reversible condition

17.

When someone is exercising, their body will burn ___ FIRST.

a)

Fat

b)

Muscle

c)

Glucose

18.

Excess glucose is stored as

a)

More glucose

b)

Protein

c)

Muscle

d)

Fat

19.

Which patient does NOT have diabetes?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C