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What is the characteristic taste of most monosaccharides?
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?
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?
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?
What is the term for a monosaccharide with a carbonyl group at any other position?
What is the name of the aldohexose mentioned in the text?
What is the name of the aldohexose mentioned in the text?
What is the term for a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms in its backbone?
What is the term for a monosaccharide with five carbon atoms in its backbone?
Which of the following monosaccharides does not contain asymmetric carbon atoms?
Which of the following monosaccharides does not contain asymmetric carbon atoms?
What is the term for a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms in its backbone?
What is the term for a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms in its backbone?
What is the name of the aldopentose mentioned in the text as a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids?
What is the name of the aldopentose mentioned in the text as a component of nucleotides and nucleic acids?
What is the characteristic of most monosaccharides except dihydroxyacetone?
What is the characteristic of most monosaccharides except dihydroxyacetone?
