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WorksheetsSaccharides
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What elements are found in carbohydrates? (select all that are correct)
carbon
nitrogen
hydrogen
oxygen
silicon
what is the simplest form of a saccharide?
monosaccharide
disaccharide
polysaccharide
How many carbons are found in a pentose sugar?
2
3
4
5
6
How many carbons are found in glucose?
2
3
4
5
6
How many saccharide units are joined together in a disaccharide?
1
2
several
millions
Which saccharides join together to make sucrose?
glucose
ribose
fructose
mannose
Which of the following are polysaccharides?
fructose
sucrose
glycogen
cellulose
Which of the following are reducing sugars?
glucose
sucrose
fructose
lactose
maltose
What colour change is observed when Fehlings is reduced?
orange to green
purple to colourless
blue to red
colourless to silver mirror
What is cellulose typically used for?
energy storage molecule
structural function
cellular recognition
What is amylopectin (starch) typically used for?
energy storage molecule
structural function
cellular recognition
What constituent saccharides join together to make chitin?
glucose
fructose
sucrose
ribose
Which sugar is derivatised and found in the nucleic acid RNA?
glucose
ribose
fructose
glyceraldehyde
