Breaking Carbohydrates

 

Carbohydrates that are made up of one or two sugar units are called ______.

• Simple sugars

• Complex carbohydrates

• Polysaccharides

• Polymers

Which one of the following is a monosaccharide?

• Sucrose

• Lactose

• Fructose

• Glycogen

Humans break carbohydrates down during what process?

• Photosynthesis

• Metabolism

• Amino Acids

• None of the choices

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the empirical formula of carbohydrates?

• C6H12O6

• C18H32O16

• Cn(H2O)n

• C12H22O11

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Complex carbohydrates made up of chains of monosaccharides bonded together.

• Monosaccharides

• Oligosaccharides

• Disaccharides

• Polysaccharides

Maltose is a disaccharide consisting of what two simple sugars?

• Two glucose molecules

• One glucose molecule and one fructose molecule

• One glucose molecule and one molecule of galactose

• One molecule of galactose joined to one molecule of fructose

Molecules that combine to form proteins.

• Glucose

• Amino Acids

• Starch

• Nucleic Acids

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What kind of polysaccharide cannot be digested by human beings?

• Starch

• Glucose

• Cellulose

• Sucrose

Several monomers are put together.

• Polymers

• Monomers

• Dimers

Is an important sugar in nutrition and can be found most readily in milk and dairy products.

 

• Glucose

• Fructose

• Galactose

• Sucrose