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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a monosaccharide?

a)

starch

b)

fructose

c)

glucose

d)

galactose

2.

Which polysaccharide is used by plants to store glucose?

a)

glycogen

b)

cellulose

c)

starch

d)

chitin

3.

Lactose is composed of

a)

glucose + fructose

b)

glucose + glucose

c)

glucose + sucrose

d)

glucose + galactose

4.

Which polysaccharide is used by plants to make their cell wall?

a)

starch

b)

glycogen

c)

cellulose

d)

chitin

5.

What makes up the disaccharide sucrose?

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose + fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

glucose + maltose

6.

Which polysaccharide makes up the exoskeleton of insects?

a)

cellulose

b)

starch

c)

chitin

d)

glycogen

7.

What process do 2 glucose molecules undergo to produce maltose?

a)

Dehydration synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Photosynthesis

8.

State the characteristics of monosaccharides

a)

single sugar molecules with 8-12 carbons and insoluble in water

b)

double sugar molecules with 3-7 carbons and soluble in water

c)

single sugar molecules with 3-7 carbons and soluble in water

d)

double sugar molecules with 8-12 carbons and insoluble in water

9.

Which of the following organisms can digest cellulose

a)

cow, insect, human

b)

cow, insect,rabbits

c)

cow, rabbits

d)

crab, rabbits

10.

How is a polysaccharide broken down?

a)

using maltose enzymes

b)

boiling the polysaccharide

c)

using hydrolytic enzyme under high temperature

d)

by exposing it under sunlight