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What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
- Forming the structural component of nucleic acids
- Acting as a protective role in eukaryotes
- Supplying energy and producing fats (correct)
- Building cell walls in plants
Which type of carbohydrate serves as the monomer of carbohydrates?
Which type of carbohydrate serves as the monomer of carbohydrates?
- Oligosaccharides
- Monosaccharides (correct)
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
What is the most common hexose found in nature known as?
What is the most common hexose found in nature known as?
- Glucose (correct)
- Maltose
- Galactose
- Fructose
Which carbohydrate is also known as fruit sugar and is biochemically important?
Which carbohydrate is also known as fruit sugar and is biochemically important?
What type of bond forms between two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?
What type of bond forms between two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?
Which of the following carbohydrate types consists of long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds?
Which of the following carbohydrate types consists of long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds?
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
Glucose is the sweetest carbohydrate.
Glucose is the sweetest carbohydrate.
Humans can digest cellulose.
Humans can digest cellulose.
Sucrose consists of glucose and galactose.
Sucrose consists of glucose and galactose.
Chitin is the most abundant carbohydrate in nature.
Chitin is the most abundant carbohydrate in nature.
Glycogen is stored in plant cells as granules in organelles called amyloplasts.
Glycogen is stored in plant cells as granules in organelles called amyloplasts.
Starch is a heteropolysaccharide.
Starch is a heteropolysaccharide.
Glucose is the only 6-carbon aldohexose found in nature.
Glucose is the only 6-carbon aldohexose found in nature.
Lactose is used in brewing beer.
Lactose is used in brewing beer.
Carbohydates are primarily used for energy supply and to produce proteins.
Carbohydates are primarily used for energy supply and to produce proteins.
The molecular structure of carbohydrates is always represented as a planar pentagon or hexagon.
The molecular structure of carbohydrates is always represented as a planar pentagon or hexagon.
Maltose consists of two glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage.
Maltose consists of two glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage.
Monosaccharides are the most abundant biomolecule found in nature.
Monosaccharides are the most abundant biomolecule found in nature.
Glucose is the only 6-carbon aldohexose found in nature.
Glucose is the only 6-carbon aldohexose found in nature.
Chitin is the primary structural component of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
Chitin is the primary structural component of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
Humans can digest cellulose.
Humans can digest cellulose.
Starch is a heteropolysaccharide.
Starch is a heteropolysaccharide.
Maltose consists of two glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage.
Maltose consists of two glucose molecules linked by a glycosidic linkage.
Sucrose consists of glucose and galactose.
Sucrose consists of glucose and galactose.
Carbohydrates are primarily used for energy supply and to produce proteins.
Carbohydrates are primarily used for energy supply and to produce proteins.
The molecular structure of carbohydrates is always represented as a planar pentagon or hexagon.
The molecular structure of carbohydrates is always represented as a planar pentagon or hexagon.
Glycogen is stored in plant cells as granules in organelles called amyloplasts.
Glycogen is stored in plant cells as granules in organelles called amyloplasts.
What type of bond forms between two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?
What type of bond forms between two monosaccharides in a disaccharide?
Monosaccharides are the most abundant biomolecule found in nature.
Monosaccharides are the most abundant biomolecule found in nature.
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
What is the storage form of glucose in humans and other vertebrates?
