Basics of Biochemistry: Introduction and Scope
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What is the characteristic taste of most monosaccharides?

  • Bitter
  • Sour
  • Sweet (correct)
  • Saline

    • What is the term for a monosaccharide with a carbonyl group at an end of the carbon chain?

  • Triose
  • Ketose
  • Pentose
  • Aldose (correct)

    • What is the simplest ketose mentioned in the text?

  • D-fructose
  • D-glucose
  • Dihydroxyacetone (correct)
  • Glyceraldehyde

    • What is the term for a monosaccharide with a carbonyl group at any other position?

    <p>Ketose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the aldohexose mentioned in the text?

    <p>D-glucose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms in its backbone?

    <p>Pentose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following monosaccharides does not contain asymmetric carbon atoms?

    <p>Dihydroxyacetone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms in its backbone?

    <p>Tetrose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the aldopentose mentioned in the text as a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids?

    <p>D-ribose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of most monosaccharides except dihydroxyacetone?

    <p>They contain one or more asymmetric carbon atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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