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Carbohydrates Intro

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of carbohydrates?

a)

To give protein

b)

To provide energy

c)

To prevent disease

d)

To make you sleep better

2.

Your body breaks down carbohydrates into what?

a)

Glucose

b)

Refined sugars

c)

Protein

d)

Vitamins

3.

Which is NOT a chemical element needed to build sugars?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

4.

A simple carbohydrate that only has one sugar is known as what?

a)

disaccharides

b)

monosaccharides

c)

polysaccharides

d)

saccharides

5.

Which carbohydrate is the preferred source of energy for the brain and central nervous system?

a)

Complex

b)

Simple

c)

Glucose

d)

Glycogen

6.

Which type of carbohydrate is this?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

disaccharide

c)

polysaccharide

d)

glyceride

7.

Identify the molecule shown.

a)

Sucrose

b)

Cellulose

c)

Lactose

d)

Glucose

8.

________ also known as milk sugar

a)

Lactose

b)

Sucrose

c)

Fructose

d)

Maltose

9.

How many sugar units make up monosaccharides?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

10.

This polysaccharide is important to the structure of plant cell walls

a)

Starch

b)

Cellulose

c)

Gycogen

d)

Chitin

11.

This polysaccharide is stored in the liver of animal.

a)

Chitin

b)

Amylose

c)

Cellulose

d)

Glycogen

12.

______+_____= sucrose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose + fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

fructose + galactose

13.

Which of the following is NOT made of thousands of glucose molecules?

a)

Starch

b)

Chitin

c)

Cellulose

d)

Maltose

14.

What is the name of the reaction involved in joining two monosaccharides to form disaccharides?

a)

Monosaccharide synthesis reaction

b)

Condensation reaction

c)

Hydrolysis reaction

d)

Addition reaction

15.

What are the 3 monosaccharides?

a)

glucose, fructose, and galactose

b)

glucose, fructose, and lactose

c)

glycogen, fructose, and galactose

d)

glucose, maltose, and galactose