Benedict’s Test for Simple Carbohydrates

Question 1: Slide down the LabPad or click the VIEW IMAGE button to examine the color of the
food samples. Click on the VIEW THEORY button for more information.
Benedict's reagent detects the presence of simple sugars in food. What color indicates the
presence of a high level of simple sugars?
✓ Red
– Blue
– Yellow
– Green

Question 2: What is a common property of glucose, galactose, and fructose?

✓ They have the same chemical formula
– They can form the trisaccharide lactose
– They are all aldoses
– They can all form 6 membered rings

Question 3: What sugars give a negative result in Benedict's test?

✓ Sucrose
– Galactose
– Lactose
– Maltose

Question 4: Does Alice's Salad contain simple carbohydrates?

✓ Yes
– I don't know
– No

Question 5: Which of these is an aldehyde? Click VIEW IMAGE to look at the structures.
✓ (a)
– Neither of them
– Both of them
– (b)

Question 6: What forms after the glycosidic linkage reaction between glucose and galactose is
complete?
✓ Water and lactose
– Water and fructose
– Mannose
– Lactose

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