Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides and Their Derivatives
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What is the general formula for carbohydrates?

  • CO2
  • (CH2O)n (correct)
  • C6H12O6
  • H2O
  • Which of the following is a biomedical importance of carbohydrates?

  • Structural support for bones
  • Storage form of energy in the body (correct)
  • Regulation of body temperature
  • Production of antibodies
  • What is the classification of carbohydrates that can't be hydrolyzed?

  • Monosaccharides
  • Polysaccharides (correct)
  • Disaccharides
  • Oligosaccharides
  • What is the simplest form of carbohydrates?

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

    What are carbohydrates composed of?

    <p>C, H, O</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of carbohydrate serves as a cell membrane component?

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

    Which type of monosaccharides are classified based on the number of carbon atoms they contain?

    <p>Trioses, tetroses, pentoses, and hexoses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which functional group is present in aldoses?

    <p>Aldehyde group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of isomerism involves sugars that are mirror images of each other?

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

    Which sugar is a component of RNA?

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

    What do monosaccharides tend to form in aqueous solutions with more than 3 carbons?

    <p>Ring structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which monosaccharide is known as honey or fruit sugar?

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

    What are the derivatives of monosaccharides in which the carbonyl group is reduced to an alcohol group called?

    <p>Sugar alcohols</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of monosaccharide derivatives has the OH group of the 2nd carbon replaced by an amino group (NH2)?

    <p>Amino sugars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of isomerism involves two sugars that differ only in the configuration around one carbon atom?

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

    Which type of sugar is the main sugar present in blood?

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

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