wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Carbohydrates

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Carbohydrates are compounds made up of how many elements?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

2.

What is the general formula for carbohydrates given in the image?

(a)  

3.

What is the major source of energy for the sustainment of life according to the image?

(a)  

4.

The liver can store up to what percentage of its net weight as glycogen?

(a)  

5.

Muscle can store up to what percentage of its net weight as glycogen?

(a)  

6.

How many grams of carbohydrates are stored in the average adult as liver and muscle glycogen?

(a)  

7.

Digestible carbohydrates provide how many kilocalories per gram?

(a)  

8.

What is the total body stored CHO (carbohydrates) in kilocalories?

(a)  

9.

No single carbohydrate is essential, but carbohydrates do participate in many required functions in the body.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What happens to excess CHO (carbohydrates) in the body?

(a)  

11.

What is one of the properties of carbohydrates related to the carbon chain?

(a)  

12.

Which property of carbohydrates involves the location of a functional group?

(a)  

13.

What property of carbohydrates is determined by the number of sugar units?

(a)  

14.

Which property of carbohydrates refers to the spatial arrangement of atoms in the compound?

(a)  

15.

Fill in the blank: Trioses have (a)   carbon atoms in their base carbon chain.

16.

Fill in the blank: Tetroses have (a)   carbon atoms in their base carbon chain.

17.

Fill in the blank: Pentoses have (a)   carbon atoms in their base carbon chain.

18.

Fill in the blank: Hexoses have (a)   carbon atoms in their base carbon chain.

19.

Which of the following best describes a Ketose?

a)

A) Function group is aldehyde (terminal carbonyl group)

b)

B) Function group is ketone (carbonyl group in the middle)

20.

Which of the following best describes an Aldose?

a)

Function group is aldehyde (terminal carbonyl group)

b)

Function group is ketone (carbonyl group in the middle)

21.

Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

a)

Sucrose

b)

Glucose

c)

Maltose

d)

Lactose

22.

Which of the following is a disaccharide?

a)

Fructose

b)

Galactose

c)

Sucrose

d)

Glucose

23.

Fill in the blank: The smallest molecule and simple sugar is called a (a)   .

24.

Fill in the blank: Polysaccharides are carbohydrates with (a)   units of sugar.

25.

What is metabolism?

a)

The process of breathing

b)

The chemical changes that take place in a cell that produce energy and basic materials needed for important life processes

c)

The movement of muscles

d)

The process of digestion

26.

Metabolism involves millions of (a)   .

27.

Which of the following organs are involved in metabolism?

a)

Liver, adipose, heart, brain

b)

Stomach, kidney, skin, bone

c)

Eye, ear, nose, tongue

d)

Lung, spleen, pancreas, gallbladder

28.

Metabolism involves thousands of (a)   .

29.

Metabolism occurs under various conditions such as (a)   .

30.

What is carbohydrate metabolism?

a)

The process of breaking down proteins

b)

The biochemical processes responsible for the metabolic formation, breakdown, and interconversion of carbohydrates in living organisms

c)

The process of fat storage

d)

The process of DNA replication

31.

Carbohydrate metabolism ensures a constant supply of (a)   to living cells.

32.

Digestion breaks down complex dietary carbohydrates (polysaccharides) into simple sugars (monosaccharides) such as ______, ______, and ______.

(a)  

33.

Which of the following is the most important carbohydrate that can be broken down via glycolysis, enter into the Kreb's cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation to generate ATP?

a)

Sucrose

b)

Glucose

c)

Lactose

d)

Maltose

34.

According to the diagram on Carbohydrates Metabolism, what is the first form of carbohydrates that enters the process?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Intestinal mucosal cells

c)

Carbohydrates (Diet) [starch/glycogen]

d)

Proteins

35.

Fill in the blank: In the process of Carbohydrates Metabolism, carbohydrates from the diet are first converted into (a)   before being absorbed by intestinal mucosal cells.

36.

According to the Carbohydrates Metabolism diagram, which cells absorb monosaccharides?

a)

Liver cells

b)

Muscle cells

c)

Intestinal mucosal cells

d)

Red blood cells

37.

What enzyme is responsible for hydrolyzing starch when food mixes in the mouth?

a)

Pancreatic amylase

b)

Salivary amylase

c)

Lactase

d)

Sucrase

38.

What are the products of starch hydrolysis in the mouth?

a)

Glucose and fructose

b)

Dextrine and maltose

c)

Sucrose and lactose

d)

Monosaccharides

39.

Gastric HCl inactivates the Salivary amylase, causing CHO digestion to stop temporarily in the (a)   .

40.

In the small intestines, which enzyme further hydrolyzes carbohydrates into intermediate sized glucosan?

a)

Salivary amylase

b)

Pancreatic amylase

c)

Lactase

d)

Sucrase

41.

Which intestinal enzymes act on carbohydrates in the final stages of digestion?

a)

Maltase, sucrase, lactase

b)

Amylase, protease, lipase

c)

Pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin

d)

Cellulase, invertase, isomerase

42.

Starch and glycogen are ultimately degraded into (a)   units during digestion.

43.

Food mixes with the (a)   , hydrolyzing the starch to produce dextrose and maltose.

44.

Which enzyme is responsible for further hydrolyzing partially digested polymers into intermediate sized glucosan in the small intestine?

a)

Salivary amylase

b)

Pancreatic amylase

c)

Maltase

d)

Sucrase

45.

In the presence of which intestinal enzymes are starch and glycogen degraded into monosaccharide units?

a)

Maltase, sucrase, lactase

b)

Amylase, protease, lipase

c)

Dextrose, maltose, glucose

d)

Pepsin, trypsin, chymotrypsin

46.

Fill in the blank: Dextrose and maltose are produced when starch is hydrolyzed by (a)   .

47.

Through intestinal absorption, monosaccharides are transported to the liver. The liver then converts (a)   and galactose into glucose. (Fill in the blank)

48.

Fill in the blank: After glucose is available in the body, it may be released into the circulation and used for energy in the tissues. This process is called (a)   .

49.

Fill in the blank: After glucose is available in the body, it may be converted to (a)   in the liver for storage.

50.

Fill in the blank: After glucose is available in the body, it may be utilized in skeletal muscle for (a)   synthesis.

51.

Fill in the blank: After glucose is available in the body, it may be used in adipose tissue for (a)   synthesis.

52.

Which of the following statements about glucose is true?

a)

Glucose accumulates in the muscle

b)

Glucose does not accumulate in the muscle

c)

Glucose is not metabolized

d)

Glucose enters the muscle cell freely without insulin

53.

Glucose does not enter the muscle cell freely. What helps glucose enter the muscle cell?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Insulin

c)

Water

d)

ATP

54.

Fill in the blank: Glucose is quickly metabolized and generates pyruvic acid, lactic acid, and (a)   as intermediate products.

55.

What are the end products of complete oxidation of glucose?

(a)  

56.

Complete oxidation of glucose produces CO2, water, and ATP.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What is the process called that involves the conversion of glucose or other hexoses to pyruvate or lactate for production of energy?

(a)  

58.

What is the formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate substances (e.g. amino acids, glycerol or fatty acids) called?

(a)  

59.

Which enzyme is involved in gluconeogenesis?

(a)  

60.

What is the process called that involves the breakdown of glycogen to form glucose and other intermediate products for use as energy?

(a)  

61.

What is Glycogenesis? Fill in the blank: Glycogenesis is the (a)   of glucose to glycogen for energy.

62.

What is Lipogenesis? Fill in the blank: Lipogenesis is the (a)   of carbohydrates to fatty acids.

63.

What is Lipolysis? Fill in the blank: Lipolysis is the (a)   of fats.

64.

Fill in the blank: The organs involved in controlling blood glucose concentration are (a)   , liver, and some other endocrine glands.

65.

Which of the following organs are involved in controlling blood glucose concentration?

a)

Pancreas, liver, and some other endocrine glands

b)

Heart and lungs

c)

Kidneys and stomach

d)

Brain and spinal cord

66.

Fill in the blank: The pancreas contains ________ and ________ glands that control carbohydrate (CHO) metabolism.

(a)  

67.

What hormones are secreted by the pancreas as an endocrine gland?

a)

Insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin

b)

Amylase and lipase

c)

Adrenaline and cortisol

d)

Thyroxine and calcitonin

68.

The pancreatic islet of Langerhans contains cells that secrete (a)  

69.

As an exocrine gland, the pancreas secretes which enzyme responsible for the breakdown of ingested complex carbohydrates (CHO)?

(a)  

70.

The pancreas functions only as an endocrine gland.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Insulin is synthesized by B-cells of the islets of (a)   ?

72.

What is the main hormone responsible for the entry of glucose into the cell?

a)

Glucagon

b)

Insulin

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Cortisol

73.

Insulin is released when glucose levels are high.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Insulin promotes which of the following processes?

a)

Glycogenolysis

b)

Glycogenesis, glycolysis, and lipogenesis

c)

Gluconeogenesis

d)

Ketogenesis

75.

Insulin suppresses (a)   .

76.

Glucagon is the main hormone that increases (a)   ; synthesized by a-cell of the islets of Langerhans.

77.

Which process does glucagon increase?

a)

Glycogenolysis

b)

Lipolysis

c)

Protein synthesis

d)

DNA replication

78.

Glycogen is converted to (a)   under the action of glucagon.

79.

Glucagon increases gluconeogenesis.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Glucagon is released during which states?

a)

Sleep

b)

Stress and fasting

c)

Exercise only

d)

Digestion

81.

Which hormone increases blood glucose level and is also known as corticoids and corticosteroids?

(a)  

82.

Which hormone increases blood glucose level and is referred to as catecholamines?

(a)  

83.

Which hormone increases blood glucose level and is also called somatotrophic hormone?

(a)  

84.

Which hormone increases blood glucose level and is known as somatostatin?

(a)  

85.

Which hormone increases blood glucose level and is produced by the thyroid gland?

(a)  

86.

Which hormone increases blood glucose level and is abbreviated as ACTH?

(a)  

87.

What is hypoglycemia?

a)

High blood glucose concentration

b)

Low blood glucose concentration

c)

Normal blood glucose concentration

d)

No change in blood glucose concentration

88.

Fill in the blank: Warning signs of hypoglycemia are related to the (a)  

89.

The severity of hypoglycemia may range from insignificant to life threatening.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Diagnosis of hypoglycemia should be based on the criteria of Whipple's Triad. Which of the following lists the three criteria?

a)

Symptoms of hypoglycemia, low plasma glucose, relief of symptoms after glucose administration

b)

High plasma glucose, increased appetite, weight gain

c)

Low blood pressure, rapid heart rate, sweating

d)

Elevated insulin levels, increased thirst, frequent urination

91.

Which of the following is NOT a criterion of Whipple's Triad?

a)

Low blood glucose

b)

Symptoms alleviated by glucose administration

c)

High blood pressure

d)

Typical symptoms are observed

92.

One of the causes of hypoglycemia is an imbalance between (a)   utilization and production.

93.

Fill in the blank: Overadministration of (a)   or oral hypoglycemic agents is a cause of hypoglycemia.

94.

Severe (a)   dysfunction is a cause of hypoglycemia.

95.

Fill in the blank: (a)   is a tumor that can cause hypoglycemia.

96.

Inborn errors of (a)   can cause hypoglycemia.

97.

Hypoglycemia is more common in women with diabetes mellitus (DM) aged 30-40 years old.

a)

True

b)

False