Nutrients Quiz 01

Single sugars are also known as .....

• monosaccharides

• disaccharides

• trisaccharides

• polysaccharides

Glucose has the formula .....

• C₆H₁₁O₅

• C₆H₁₂O₆

• C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

• C₁₂H₂₄O₁₂

The following are monosaccharides except _______.

• lactose

• galactose

• glucose

• fructose

The following are disaccharides except _______.

• lactose

• galactose

• maltose

• sucrose

A _____________ reaction is a chemical reaction in which two simple molecules are joined together to form a larger molecule with the removal of one molecule of water.

• hydrolytic

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

Disaccharides have the formula ....

• C₆H₁₁O₅

• C₆H₁₂O₆

• C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

• C₁₂H₂₄O₁₂

The breakdown of maltose into two glucose molecules is a _____________ reaction.

• condensation

• hydrolytic

• plasmolysis

• hydration

The following are polysaccharides except ________.

• starch

• cellulose

• glucagon

• glycogen

The term used to describe the process of condensing many similar molecules to form a large molecule is ____________.

• condensation

• polymerisation

• hydrolysis

• hybridisation

The test for reducing sugars is called the ________.

• biuret test

• Benedict's test

• ethanol emulsion test

• iodine test