Monosaccharides

Which of the following elements are found in carbohydrates?

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Phosphorus

• Oxygen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Metabolic process used to break down sugars into energy (ATP)

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Hydrolysis

• Dehydration

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

What type of sugar is this? (Check all that apply)

• Aldose

• Ketose

• Triose

• Tetrose

• Pentose

Which is the most common monosaccharide?

• Fructose

• Glucose

• Galactose

• Sucrose

Which reaction is needed to break down complex sugars?

• Hydration

• Dehydration

• Dehydrogenation

• Hydrolysis

Which of the following are storage polysaccharides?

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Glycogen

• Glucose

• Chitin

Which monosaccharide is the sweetest?

• glucose

• fructose

• galactose

• sucrose

A carbohydrate that generally has 3-6 carbon atoms in a chain

• Hexaccharide

• Trisaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

When the carbonyl group is at C1 (terminal carbon), it is called

• Aldose

• Ketose

The monosaccharide in the picture above is a:

• hexose

• pentose

• tetrose

• heptose