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LcertCarbs

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Carbohydrates are the first source of _______ for the body?
a)
repair
b)
hygiene
c)
fuel
2.
If we eat too much carbohydrate it is stored in the body as ___?
a)
fat
b)
extra cells
c)
flouride
3.
Some carbohydrate foods are ________
a)
fruits
b)
grains
c)
vegetables
d)
all the above
4.
_____________ carbohydrates come from sugar. They do not supply many nutrients.
a)
complex
b)
optional
c)
simple
d)
loaded
5.
The simple sugar from fruit is called_____.
a)
sucrose
b)
lactose
c)
fructose
d)
maltose
6.
The simple sugar in milk is ________.
a)
lactose
b)
maltose
c)
sucrose
d)
fructose
7.
How is fiber different from most other foods you eat?
a)
It doesn't contain any sugars at all
b)
Consuming it robs your body of nutrients
c)
Your body can't digest it
d)
It contains elements of all the major food groups
8.
Where in your body are complex carbohydrates broken down into simple sugars?
a)
In your bloodstream
b)
In your intestines
c)
In your mouth
d)
In your liver
9.
How do the number of H atoms compare to the number of O atoms in a carbohydrate?
a)
There are TWICE as many H
b)
They are the same amount
c)
There are THREE times as many H
d)
There are TWICE as many O
10.
What molecule is this
a)
sucrose
b)
protein
c)
glucose
d)
cellulose
11.
What does hydrolysis mean?
a)
breaking of water molecules
b)
Formation by water
c)
Splitting by water
d)
Getting rid of water molecules
12.
what is the storage(s) form of carbohydrate found in mammals?
a)
Glucose and glycogen
b)
Glycogen
c)
starch
d)
Fiber and glycogen
13.

What elements make up all carbohydrates?

a)

Carbon, Sulfur, Hydrogen

b)

Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus

c)

Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen

d)

Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen

14.

How many sugar units make up monosaccharides?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

zero

15.
How many sugar units make up disaccharides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
zero
16.

What are the three types of carbohydrates?

a)

Sugar

b)

Starch

c)

Fiber

d)

Protein

e)

Fat

17.

Where are Carbohydrates first broken down?

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Colon

18.

C6H12O6 is the molecular formula for what carbohydrate?

a)

Sucrose

b)

Glucose

c)

Fructose

d)

Lactose

e)

Galactose

19.

______+_____= lactose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose+ fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

fructose + fructose

e)

galactose + fructose

20.

______+_____= sucrose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose+ fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

galactose + fructose

e)

fructose + fructose

21.

______+_____= Maltose

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose+ fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

galactose + fructose

e)

fructose + fructose

22.
Which health problems is a consequence of eating too much added sugar? 
a)
overweight
b)
heart disease
c)
diabetes
d)
all of the above
23.

What is not a type of carbohydrate?

a)

Fat

b)

Fibre

c)

Starch

d)

Sugar

24.

Which of these combination causes gelatinisation to take place? Tick your answer(s).

a)

Heat

b)

Liquid

c)

Fats

d)

Starch

25.

Caramelisation usually occurs on the surface of which food products?

a)

Ice-cream

b)

Biscuits

c)

Cake

d)

Custard cream

26.

Starch granules start to swell up in water when it reaches:

a)

100c

b)

80c

c)

55c-70c

d)

50c

27.

The name of the process when starch granule swell and thicken a sauce called:

a)

Gelatinisation

b)

Dextrinisation

c)

Caramelisation

d)

Shortening

28.

The opposite of hydrolysis when water is taken out of a compound to bring two glucose rings together is known as

a)

Dextrinisation

b)

Condensation

c)

Aeration

d)

Inversion

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