Clarissa A.

dela Cruz

TTH 9:00 am 10:30 am

AB Psychology 2nd yr.

1. Differentiate an aldose from a ketose.

Aldoses are monosaccharides containing aldehyde groups at the end of the carbon
chain whereas Ketoses are monosaccharides containing ketone groups in the carbon chain.
This is the main difference between aldose and ketose. In general, both aldoses and ketoses
can be called monosaccharides.
2. Differentiate a hexose from a pentose sugar.
Hexose is the group of monosaccharides with six carbon atoms whereas pentose is the
group of monosaccharides with five carbon atoms.
3. Differentiate an alpha sugar linkage from a beta sugar linkage.
4. Differentiate a soluble polysaccharide (glycogen) from an insoluble polysaccharide (starch)
5. What is a fiber?
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body cant digest. Though most carbohydrates are
broken down into sugar molecules, fiber cannot be broken down into sugar molecules, and
instead it passes through the body undigested. Fiber helps regulate the bodys use of sugars,
helping to keep hunger and blood sugar in check.