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Polysaccharides

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.What are polysaccharides?

a)

a.Simple sugars made up of one sugar molecule

b)

b) Complex carbohydrates made up of many sugar molecules linked together

c)

c) Proteins that help build and repair tissues

d)

d) Fats that store energy

2.

Which of the following is an example of a homopolysaccharide?

a)

a) Starch

b)

b) Cellulose

c)

c) Chitin

d)

d) Heparin

3.

Which of the following is an example of a heteropolysaccharide?

a)

a) Glycogen

b)

b) Pectin

c)

c) Keratin

d)

d) Cellulose

4.

4.Which carbohydrate does not further hydrolysis?

a)

a) Maltose

b)

b) Starch

c)

c) Cellulose

d)

d) Glucose

5.

In polysaccharides repeated units of monosaccharides connected by ______

a)

a) peptide bond

b)

b) glycosidic linkage

c)

c) amino linkage

d)

d) sulpha bond

6.

The non sugar component of glycosides are called_____.

a)

a) glycan

b)

b) glucosides

c)

c) aglycone

d)

d) fructosides

7.

Which monomer makes up starch?

a)

a) Glucose

b)

b) Fructose

c)

c) Galactose

d)

d) Ribose

8.

How many types of polysaccharides are present in starch?

a)

a) One

b)

b) Two

c)

c) Three

d)

d) Four

9.

Which component of starch has a straight chain structure?

a)

a) Amylose

b)

b) Amylopectin

c)

c) Both have straight chains

d)

d) Neither have straight chains

10.

What property of starch makes it suitable for energy storage?

a)

a) Its branched structure

b)

b) Its high molecular weight ⭐

c)

c) Its lack of reducing sugar

d)

d) Its solubility in water