Iloilo Doctors College

Quiz (Carbohydrates)

Name: Kimberly R. Salarza Course/Yr/Section: BSN 1-F

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1. What elements make up carbohydrates?

Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
sulfur, carbon, hydrogen
glucose and fructose
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

2. The 3 categories of carbohydrates are:

Monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide
glucose, fructose, galatose
starch, cellulose, chitin
There are no categories of carbohydrates

3. What two groups are removed from monosaccharides to form disaccharides or polysaccharides
water and oxygen
hydrogen and hydroxyl group
carbon and hydrogen
water and carbon

4. These all refer to a disaccharide EXCEPT:

made up of two sugars
sucrose
2 monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis
ratio C:H:O is 1:2:1

5. All carbohydrate names end with which ending:

Ise
ase
ese
ose

6. C6H12O6 is the molecular formula for what carbohydrate?

Sucrose
Glucose
Fructose
Both glucose and fructose

7. What molecule is this:

sucrose
protein
glucose
cellulose

8. What type of carbohydrate is this?

1
 polysaccharide
disaccharide
monosaccharide
protein

9. What type of carbohydrate is this?

polysaccharide
disaccharide
monosaccharide
it isn't a carbohydrate

10. Dehydration synthesis occurs when the water is removed from two monosaccharides to form a
disaccharide.. True False
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11, Sucrose (table sugar) is made of of
two glucose molecules
2 fructose molecules
1 glucose and 1 fructose
2 sucrose molecules

12/ Monosaccharides have 2 monomers. .True False

13. …………. Is a branched polysaccharide while …………….. Is an unbranched polysaccharide

amylose, glycogen
amylopectin, cellulose
cellulose, amylose
glycogen, amylopectin

14. The diagram shows different types of bond found in polysaccharides. Which type/types are found in
amylose

1 only

2
 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only

15. The diagram shows part of a molecule of a carbohydrate formed by glucose. What is the name of the
molecule?

amylose
cellulose
glycogen
starch

16. Which of the following reagent can be used to test for the persence of reducing sugar?
Benedit Solution
Schabs solution
Benedict Solution
Millons Reagent

17. Which of the following describes the structure of amylopectin

a branched chain with 1,2 and 1,4 glycosidic bonds
a branched chain with 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds
an unbranched chain with only 1,4 glycosidic bonds
an unbranched chain with 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic bonds

18. Which molecule is found in glycogen?

A B C D

19. 1,4 glycosidic bound is found in which molecules

amylose and cellulose
amylose but not cellulose
cellulose but not amylose
neither amylose nor cellulose

20. Which feature distinguishes starch from glycogen

starch contains alpha glucos
starch contains 1,6 glycosidic bonds
starch has an unbranched component
starch is a polysaccharide

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21. which carbohydrate contains 1,2 glycosidic bond
maltose
cellobiose
sucrose
lactose

22/ Glycogen is a polymer of glucose. Which description summarise its structure?

alpha glucose joined by glycosidic bonds involving carbons 1 and 4
alpha glucose joined by glycosidic bonds invovling carbons 1, 4 and 6
beta glucose joined by glycosidic bonds involving carbons 1 and 4
beta glucose joined by glycosidic bonds involving carbons 1, 4 and 5

23. Which of the statements about polysaccharides can be used to describe both amylose and
amylopectin?
(1) contains 1,4 glycosidic bonds
(2) contains 1,6 glycosidic bonds
(3) polymer of alpha glucose

1 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1,2 and 3

24. Which of the statements about polysaccharides can be used to describe both amylopectin and
cellulose? (1) adjacent molecules are rotated by 180 degrees
(2) contains 1,4 glycosidic bonds
(3) polymer of alpha glucose
2 only
3 only
1 and 2
1 and 3

25. What two monosaccharides make up maltose?

glucose + galactose
glucose + glucose
glucose + fructose
glucose + glycogen

26,Which polysaccharide is used by plants to make their cell wall?

Starch glycogen cellulose chitin

27. Lactose is composed of

glucose + fructose
glucose + glucose
glucose + sucrose
glucose + galactose

28, Which polysaccharide is used by plants to store glucose?

glycogen
cellulose
starch
chitin

29.What is the polysaccharide used by animals to store glucose?

glycogen
fructose
starch
cellulose

30, What is the Haworth structure of a monosaccharide?

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Ionic representation of the sugar molecule

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Cyclic representation of the sugar molecule
Linear representation of the sugar molecule
Planar representation of the sugar molecule