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What is the general formula for carbohydrates?
What is the general formula for carbohydrates?
- CO2
- (CH2O)n (correct)
- C6H12O6
- H2O
Which of the following is a biomedical importance of carbohydrates?
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?
What is the classification of carbohydrates that can't be hydrolyzed?
- Monosaccharides
- Polysaccharides (correct)
- Disaccharides
- Oligosaccharides
What is the simplest form of carbohydrates?
What is the simplest form of carbohydrates?
What are carbohydrates composed of?
What are carbohydrates composed of?
Which type of carbohydrate serves as a cell membrane component?
Which type of carbohydrate serves as a cell membrane component?
Which type of monosaccharides are classified based on the number of carbon atoms they contain?
Which type of monosaccharides are classified based on the number of carbon atoms they contain?
Which functional group is present in aldoses?
Which functional group is present in aldoses?
Which type of isomerism involves sugars that are mirror images of each other?
Which type of isomerism involves sugars that are mirror images of each other?
Which sugar is a component of RNA?
Which sugar is a component of RNA?
What do monosaccharides tend to form in aqueous solutions with more than 3 carbons?
What do monosaccharides tend to form in aqueous solutions with more than 3 carbons?
Which monosaccharide is known as honey or fruit sugar?
Which monosaccharide is known as honey or fruit sugar?
What are the derivatives of monosaccharides in which the carbonyl group is reduced to an alcohol group called?
What are the derivatives of monosaccharides in which the carbonyl group is reduced to an alcohol group called?
Which group of monosaccharide derivatives has the OH group of the 2nd carbon replaced by an amino group (NH2)?
Which group of monosaccharide derivatives has the OH group of the 2nd carbon replaced by an amino group (NH2)?
What type of isomerism involves two sugars that differ only in the configuration around one carbon atom?
What type of isomerism involves two sugars that differ only in the configuration around one carbon atom?
Which type of sugar is the main sugar present in blood?
Which type of sugar is the main sugar present in blood?
