31 Questions
What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
Supplying energy and producing fats
Which type of carbohydrate serves as the monomer of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
What is the most common hexose found in nature known as?
Glucose
Which carbohydrate is also known as fruit sugar and is biochemically important?
Fructose
What type of bond forms between two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?
Covalent bond
Which of the following carbohydrate types consists of long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds?
Polysaccharides
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
Glycogen
Glucose is the sweetest carbohydrate.
False
Humans can digest cellulose.
False
Sucrose consists of glucose and galactose.
False
Chitin is the most abundant carbohydrate in nature.
False
Glycogen is stored in plant cells as granules in organelles called amyloplasts.
False
Starch is a heteropolysaccharide.
False
Glucose is the only 6-carbon aldohexose found in nature.
False
Lactose is used in brewing beer.
False
Carbohydates are primarily used for energy supply and to produce proteins.
False
The molecular structure of carbohydrates is always represented as a planar pentagon or hexagon.
False
Maltose consists of two glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage.
True
Monosaccharides are the most abundant biomolecule found in nature.
False
Glucose is the only 6-carbon aldohexose found in nature.
False
Chitin is the primary structural component of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
False
Humans can digest cellulose.
False
Starch is a heteropolysaccharide.
False
Maltose consists of two glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage.
True
Sucrose consists of glucose and galactose.
False
Carbohydrates are primarily used for energy supply and to produce proteins.
False
The molecular structure of carbohydrates is always represented as a planar pentagon or hexagon.
False
Glycogen is stored in plant cells as granules in organelles called amyloplasts.
False
What type of bond forms between two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?
False
Monosaccharides are the most abundant biomolecule found in nature.
False
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
False
Test your knowledge about carbohydrates, organic compounds that serve as the main source of energy and are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Explore their primary functions such as energy supply, production of fats, energy storage, and their role in cell-cell communication and structural elements.
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