2 Carbohydrates 1: Monosaccharides and Disaccharides_2

Which of the following statements about carbohydrates is correct?

• A) Carbohydrates are not used as an energy source in cells.

• B) Carbohydrates are only important in certain types of human foods.

• C) Carbohydrates are an essential source of energy in cells and are found in a wide range of human foods.

• D) Carbohydrates are only important for building cell structures and have no role in energy production.

Which of the following statements about carbohydrates is correct?

• A) Carbohydrates are not involved in energy storage in cells.

• B) Carbohydrates are only found in the cell walls of plants.

• C) Carbohydrates play a role in energy storage and are part of the cell wall in plants, fungi, and bacteria.

• D) Carbohydrates have no significant function in cellular processes.

Which of the following are widely recognized as examples of carbohydrates?

• A) Sugars and proteins

• B) Fats and nucleic acids

• C) Sugars and starch

• D) Vitamins and minerals

Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between sucrose and glucose?

• A) Sucrose is used as a fuel by the cells of our bodies, while glucose is a familiar white crystalline table sugar.

• B) Both sucrose and glucose are familiar white crystalline table sugars used by the cells of our bodies as a fuel.

• C) Sucrose is a familiar white crystalline table sugar, while glucose is used as a fuel by the cells of our bodies.

• D) Neither sucrose nor glucose are used as a fuel by the cells of our bodies, and they are not related to each other.

Which of the following statements accurately describes carbohydrates?

• A) Carbohydrates only consist of starch found in rice, flour, and potatoes.

• B) Carbohydrates are a diverse group of substances found in rice, flour, and potatoes, but no other compounds.

• C) Starch is the only compound in carbohydrates, found in rice, flour, and potatoes.

• D) Carbohydrates encompass a wide range of compounds beyond starch, found in various sources such as rice, flour, potatoes, and more.

What elements make up the basic structure of all carbohydrates?

• A) Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

• B) Nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen

• C) Carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen

• D) Oxygen, hydrogen, and phosphorus

Which of the following statements accurately describes the three main groups of carbohydrates?

• A) Monosaccharides, disaccharides, and lipids are the three main groups of carbohydrates.

• B) Monosaccharides, disaccharides, and proteins are the three main groups of carbohydrates.

• C) Monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides are the three main groups of carbohydrates.

• D) Monosaccharides, disaccharides, and nucleic acids are the three main groups of carbohydrates.

Glucose, fructose and galactose are examples of:

• monosaccharides

• disaccharides

• lipids

• polysaccharides

Which of the following elements are found in carbohydrates?

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Phosphorus

• Oxygen

Which of the following statements accurately describes monosaccharides?

• A) Monosaccharides are complex sugars composed of multiple oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom in the molecule.

• B) Monosaccharides are simple sugars in which there is one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom in the molecule.

• C) Monosaccharides are polymers made up of repeating units of oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon.

• D) Monosaccharides are sugar derivatives that contain nitrogen atoms along with oxygen and hydrogen atoms.