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Which type of disaccharide is sucrose?
Which type of disaccharide is sucrose?
What is the main storage form of glucose found in plants?
What is the main storage form of glucose found in plants?
Which carbohydrate polymer has a highly branched structure similar to glycogen?
Which carbohydrate polymer has a highly branched structure similar to glycogen?
Where is glycogen primarily stored in animals?
Where is glycogen primarily stored in animals?
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Which polysaccharide is the major structural polymer in plants?
Which polysaccharide is the major structural polymer in plants?
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What is the most abundant disaccharide formed by linking two β−D-glucose molecules?
What is the most abundant disaccharide formed by linking two β−D-glucose molecules?
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Which type of carbohydrate is composed of three to ten monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds?
Which type of carbohydrate is composed of three to ten monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds?
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What is the primary energy source provided by glucose in the human body?
What is the primary energy source provided by glucose in the human body?
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Which carbohydrate type is best recommended for a healthy diet according to USDA guidelines?
Which carbohydrate type is best recommended for a healthy diet according to USDA guidelines?
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What is the general formula for monosaccharides?
What is the general formula for monosaccharides?
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What naming system is used to identify a monosaccharide based on the number of carbon atoms in its main skeleton?
What naming system is used to identify a monosaccharide based on the number of carbon atoms in its main skeleton?
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In stereochemistry, what term describes two isomers that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other?
In stereochemistry, what term describes two isomers that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of each other?
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What is the term for a carbon atom that has four different groups bonded to it?
What is the term for a carbon atom that has four different groups bonded to it?
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Which monosaccharide is the most important sugar in the human body?
Which monosaccharide is the most important sugar in the human body?
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'Dextrose' and 'blood sugar' are common names for which important biological monosaccharide?
'Dextrose' and 'blood sugar' are common names for which important biological monosaccharide?
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Which hormone stimulates the liver to release glucose into the blood when blood glucose concentrations drop too low?
Which hormone stimulates the liver to release glucose into the blood when blood glucose concentrations drop too low?
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Which monosaccharide is the sweetest of all sugars?
Which monosaccharide is the sweetest of all sugars?
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What is the principal sugar found in mammalian milk?
What is the principal sugar found in mammalian milk?
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Which disaccharide is formed by linking α-D-glucose with β-D-fructose?
Which disaccharide is formed by linking α-D-glucose with β-D-fructose?
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What type of sugar is deoxyribose?
What type of sugar is deoxyribose?
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Which sugar has an -H replacing the -OH in its structure?
Which sugar has an -H replacing the -OH in its structure?
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What results from a negative reaction in the Benedict test?
What results from a negative reaction in the Benedict test?
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blank must be converted to a phosphorylated glucose molecule for lactose to be used as an energy source.
blank must be converted to a phosphorylated glucose molecule for lactose to be used as an energy source.
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blank is used as a preservative due to its ability to inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
blank is used as a preservative due to its ability to inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
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