Organic Compounds Carbohydrates

A single unit of sugar is referred to as:

• Monosaccharide

• Monocarbohydrate

• Mononutrient

• Monopolymer

Sugars all end with what three letter ending?

• -ote

• -ate

• -ase

• -ose

What type of carbohydrate is this?

• polysaccharide

• disaccharide

• monosaccharide

• it isn't a carbohydrate

What type of carbohydrate is this?

• polysaccharide

• disaccharide

• monosaccharide

• it isn't a carbohydrate

Important to the structural integrity of plant cells, this is the single most popular polysaccharide in the world.

• Starch

• Glycogen

• Cellulose

• Chitin

What is the monomer of carbohydrates

• disaccharides

• monosaccharides

• amino acids

• fatty acids

Which of the following is NOT a monosaccharide?

• starch

• fructose

• glucose

• galactose

Lactose is composed of

• glucose + fructose

• glucose + glucose

• glucose + sucrose

• glucose + galactose

What is the polysaccharide used by animals to store glucose?

• glycogen

• fructose

• starch

• cellulose

Which polysaccharide makes up the exoskeleton of insects?

• cellulose

• starch

• chitin

• glycogen