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Carbohydrates and Lipids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a single subunit of a polymer?

a)

Isomer

b)

Monotope

c)

Isotope

d)

Monomer

2.

A disaccharide such as maltose is made up of how many monosaccharides?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

3.

A pentose sugar contains how many carbons?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

e)

Five

4.

What type of reaction is used to assemble monomers into polymers?

a)

Dehydration synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Single-replacement

d)

Substitution

5.

What type of reaction is used to break polymers apart?

a)

Dehydration synthesis

b)

Hydrolysis

c)

Single-replacement

d)

Substitution

6.

Plants and animals store extra glucose in different molecules. What is the plant glucose storage molecule?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Cellulose

c)

Starch

d)

Chitin

7.

This material is used to build plant cell walls.

a)

Glycogen

b)

Cellulose

c)

Starch

d)

Chitin

8.

What is the human storage carbohydrate?

a)

Glycogen

b)

Cellulose

c)

Starch

d)

Chitin

9.

Lipids are composed primarily of _____________, hydrogen and oxygen.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Sulfur

10.

Most lipids are nonpolar, and do not mix with water. They are considered to be...

a)

Hydrophilic

b)

Polar covalent

c)

Hydrophobic

d)

Ionic