Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates can best be described as:

• A mineral

• A food group

• A macronutrient

• A protein food

Which group of chemical elements make up the chemical structure of carbohydrates?

• Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen

• Carbon, Phosphorus and Hydrogen

• Oxygen and Hydrogen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

The simplest type of carbohydrates are called?

• Disaccharides

• Polysaccharides

• Monosaccharides

• Carbon

Disaccharides are also known as

Select which of the following are simple sugars.

• glucose

• galactose

• fructose

• maltose

Which of the following are disaccharides?

• sucrose

• fructose

• lactose

• galactose

In which food will we find lactose?

• beef

• rice

• milk

• sweet potato

Starch consists of many __________ molecules bonding together.

Glucose is stored in the muscles as this polysaccharide.

Which of the following is true about complex carbohydrates?

• composed of polysaccharides

• they are simple sugars

• they take longer to digest