Section 24.2 Carbohydrates

Practice Test
      
  1.What functional groups characterize carbohydrates?  
  a.   multiple carbonyl and one hydroxyl  
  b.   multiple carbonyl and multiple hydroxyl  
  c.   multiple carboxyl and one hydroxyl  
  d.   multiple hydroxyl and one carbonyl  
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  2.What is the name of the carbohydrate that is composed of two monosaccharide units?  
  a.   monosaccharide  
  b.   oligosaccharide  
  c.   polysaccharide  
  d.   disaccharide  
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  3.What is the name of the polysaccharide that cannot be digested by humans and provides dietary fiber?  
  a.   starch  
  b.   glycogen  
  c.   amylose  
  d.   cellulose  
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  4.The primary function of these two polysaccharides is to store energy. SC.B.1.4.1  
  a.   fructose and sucrose  
  b.   starch and glycogen  
  c.   glucose and starch  
  d.   glucose and cellulose  
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  5.

By what type of reaction are monosaccharides linked together to form disaccharides? SC.B.1.4.2
 
  a.   addition  
  b.   dehydration  
  c.   combustion  
  d.   condensation  
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  6.What six-carbon sugar is found in the blood and provides immediate energy for the body? SC.F.1.4.4  
  a.   galactose  
  b.   sucrose  
  c.   fructose  
  d.   glucose  
  Hint    

 
   
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