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Biochem Basics of Carbohydrates

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Introduction:
"How much do you know about the biochemistry of sugars and carbohydrates?"


1. Which of the following is a simple sugar or monosaccharide?
    Sucrose
    Galactose
    Maltose
    Lactose


2. What is the molecular formula for glucose?
    C O2
    C6 H12 O6
    C12 H22 O11
    C H3 OH


3. Maltose is composed of which two simple sugars?
    2 glucose
    2 fructose
    Glucose & fructose
    Glucose & galactose


4. What is the disaccharide milk sugar called?
    Galactose
    Dextrose
    Glucose
    Lactose


5. What kind of sugars are found in the disaccharide sucrose?
    2 glucose
    Fructose & galactose
    2 fructose
    Glucose & fructose


6. What is the principal carbohydrate storage product in plants?
    Glucose
    Cellulose
    Starch
    Glycogen


7. The supporting material in cell walls, wood, and dietary fibre are examples of what carbohydrate?
    Glycogen
    Cellulose
    Starch
    Glucose


8. How is glucose stored in animals?
    As glycogen in liver & muscles
    As cellulose in thighs & abdominal cavity
    As dextrose in pancreas
    As protein & cellulite in adipose tissue


9. Which is NOT a carbohydrate?
    Polysaccharide
    Protein
    Pentose
    Galactose


10. When digesting a complex carbohydrate, water is added and simple sugars are obtained through which process?
    Condensation
    Photosynthesis
    Dehydration
    Hydrolysis


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