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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

C6H12O6

b)

C6H6O6

c)

C7H12O7

d)

C3H8O8

2.

How to you complete the test to show the presence of sugar?

a)

Add Benedict's solution

b)

Add Benedict's solution and heat

c)

Add Biuret solution

d)

Add iodine solution

3.

Which term describes what glucose is?

a)

Polysaccharide

b)

disaccharide

c)

monosaccharide

4.

What are the only elements found in carbohydrates?

a)

glucose and monosaccharides

b)

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

c)

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

d)

atoms and molecules

5.

Which of the following are disaccharides?

a)
sucrose, lactose, maltose
b)
starch, cellulose, glycogen
c)
glucose, fructose, galactose
d)
amino acids, fatty acids, nucleotides
6.

Which chemical reaction in the human body requires glucose

a)

photosynthesis

b)

digestion

c)

respiration

d)

mitochondria

7.

What is the main function of carbohydrates in the human body?

a)

mitosis

b)

excretion

c)

produce energy

d)

release energy

8.

Glucose is a compound. What is a compound?

a)

a atom on its own

b)

Atoms of the same element chemically combined

c)

Atoms of different elements chemically combined

d)

Atoms of the same element arranged in a ring structure

9.

What type of carbohydrate is starch?

a)

polysaccharide

b)

monosaccharide

c)

disaccharide

10.

What is the chemical test for starch?

a)

iodine solution

b)

Benedict's solution

c)

iodine solution and heat

d)

Benedict/s solution and heat

11.

What colour change does starch show with iodine solution?

a)

yellow to purple

b)

yellow to blue/black

c)

yellow to orange

d)

yellow to green

12.

What colour change does starch show with Benedict's solution?

a)

yellow to blue/black

b)

blue to black

c)

no colour change

d)

blue to brick red

13.

What colour change does glucose show with iodine solution?

a)

yellow to blue/black

b)

yellow to brick red

c)

blue to brick red

d)

no colour change

14.

Which type of polysaccharide is cellulose?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

disaccharide

c)

polysaccharide

15.

Where is cellulose found in living organisms?

a)

animal cell membrane

b)

plant cell membrane

c)

animal cell wall

d)

plant cell wall

16.

Which polysaccharide do plant cells store for energy?

a)

starch

b)

cellulose

c)

glycogen

d)

sucrose

17.

Which sugar is found in the blood of a human?

a)

sucrose

b)

glucose

c)

starch

d)

lactose

18.

Which polysaccharide do humans store in their body?

a)

starch

b)

cellulose

c)

glycogen

d)

sucrose

19.

Where do humans store glycogen in their body?

a)

muscles and liver

b)

brain and bladder

c)

heart and lungs

d)

kidney and pancreas

20.

What safety precautions are needed when heating sugars with Benedict's solution?

a)

wear safety spectacles

b)

Wear a lab coat

c)

tie hair back

d)

use a test tube holder

21.

What can cause a risk when testing a solution for sugar?

a)

The sugar solution

b)

The Benedict's solution

c)

Hot water

22.

What apparatus is this?

a)

test tube

b)

test tube rack

c)

pipette

d)

syringe

23.

What is this piece of apparatus?

a)

test tube race

b)

oven

c)

electronic water bath

d)

incubator

24.

What apparatus is this?

a)

syringe

b)

pipette

c)

mounted needle

d)

measuring cylinder

25.

What two chemicals are shown in the picture?

a)

iodine and starch

b)

starch and glucose

c)

cellulose and starch

26.

Which food group do starch and glucose belong to?

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipids

d)

polysaccharides

27.

What does the picture show?

a)

glucose crystals in an animal cell

b)

sucrose dissolved in the vacuole of a plant cell

c)

starch grains in an animal cell

d)

starch grains in a plant cell

28.

What chemical has caused these colour changes?

a)

iodine solution

b)

Benedict's solution

c)

Biuret solution

29.

What apparatus is shown?

a)

test tube holder

b)

test tube rack

c)

test tube incubator

d)

test tube safety device