Carbohydrates: Review

POLY means:

• many

• 1

• 5

• 2

Carbohydrates does NOT include this element:

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

Table sugar (AKA beet/cane sugar) is found in many fruits & some vegetables and known as:

• Sucrose

• Glucose

• Fructose

• Maltose

Milk is a disaccharide because it contains two monosaccharides. Which two make up milk?

• Fructose & Galactose

• Galactose & Glucose

• Fructose & Fructose

• Glucose & Maltose

Carbohydrates role in the body is to:

• strengthen muscles

• provide energy

• store energy

The prefix MONO means:

• 1

• 2

• 3

• many

Which of the following does sugar belong to?

• Complex Carbohydrates

• Simple Carbohydrates

Polysaccharides are Complex Carbohydrates, so starch and fiber are __________ carbohydrates.

• Complex

• Simple

The prefix di means:

• 1

• 2

• 3

• many

This is called blood sugar because it circulates in the bloodstream.

• Galactose

• Fructose

• Sucrose

• Glucose