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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the monomer of carbohydrates

a)

disaccharides

b)

monosaccharides

c)

amino acids

d)

fatty acids

2.

Which of the following is NOT a monosaccharide?

a)

starch

b)

fructose

c)

glucose

d)

galactose

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 store glucose?

a)

glycogen

b)

cellulose

c)

starch

d)

chitin

5.

What is the polysaccharide used by animals to store glucose?

a)

glycogen

b)

fructose

c)

starch

d)

cellulose

6.

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

a)

starch

b)

glycogen

c)

cellulose

d)

chitin

7.

What makes up the disaccharide sucrose?

a)

glucose + glucose

b)

glucose + fructose

c)

glucose + galactose

d)

glucose + maltose

8.
Carbohydrates are comprised of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Sugars all end with what three letter ending?
a)
-ote
b)
-ate
c)
-ase
d)
-ose
10.
What type of carbohydrate is this?
a)
polysaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
it isn't a carbohydrate
11.
What type of carbohydrate is this?
a)
polysaccharide
b)
disaccharide
c)
monosaccharide
d)
it isn't a carbohydrate
12.
The simple sugar from fruit is called_____.
a)
sucrose
b)
lactose
c)
fructose
d)
maltose
13.
The simple sugar in milk is ________.
a)
lactose
b)
maltose
c)
sucrose
d)
fructose
14.
What might happen if you didn't get enough carbohydrates?
a)
Your body wouldn't be able to build muscle mass
b)
Your body wouldn't have enough energy to function
c)
You would develop serious vitamin deficiencies
d)
Your bones and teeth would become weaker
15.
Your body breaks down most complex carbohydrates into:
a)
fructose
b)
sucrose
c)
glucose
d)
starch
16.
What atoms make up all carbohydrates?
a)
Carbon, Sulfur, Hydrogen
b)
Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus
c)
Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen
d)
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen
17.
How many sugar units make up monosaccharides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
zero
18.
What is not a type of carbohydrate?
a)
Fat
b)
Fiber
c)
Starch
d)
Sugar
19.
The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:
a)
Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
b)
glucose, fructose, galatose
c)
starch, cellulose, chitin
d)
There are no categories of carbohydrates
20.
How many sugar units make up disaccharides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
zero
21.
Which do all carbohydrates do for us?
a)
provide energy
b)
make muscle
c)
make brains
d)
make hair
22.
What molecule is this
a)
sucrose
b)
protein
c)
glucose
d)
cellulose
23.
These are all properties of a disaccharide EXCEPT:
a)
made up of two sugars
b)
sucrose
c)
2 monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis
d)
ratio of 1:2:1
24.
Which of these are examples of carbohydrates?
a)
DNA, RNA
b)
Fats, hormones
c)
amino acids
d)
starches, glucose, chitin
25.

1) All the following elements are contained in carbohydrates EXCEPT:

a)

A: Carbon

b)

B: Nitrogen

c)

C: Hydrogen

d)

D: Oxygen