13 Questions
Which type of carbohydrate is formed when two monosaccharides are bonded together?
Disaccharide
What is the bond called in a disaccharide resulting from the reaction between the hemiacetal carbon atom -OH group of one monosaccharide and an -OH group on the other monosaccharide?
Glycosidic linkage
Which disaccharide is produced whenever the polysaccharide starch breaks down, as happens in plants when seeds germinate and in human beings during starch digestion?
Maltose
What is malt made up of?
D-glucose units
Which disaccharide is a common ingredient in baby foods and is found in malted milk?
Maltose
Disaccharides are a carbohydrate in which two ______ are bonded together
monosaccharides
In disaccharide formation: one of the monosaccharide reactants functions as a ______, and the other functions as an ______
Disaccharides are a carbohydrate in which two ______ are bonded together
monosaccharides
In disaccharide formation: one of the monosaccharide reactants functions as a ______, and the other functions as an ______
Disaccharides are a carbohydrate in which two ______ are bonded together
monosaccharides
What is the bond called in a disaccharide resulting from the reaction between the hemiacetal carbon atom -OH group of one monosaccharide and an -OH group on the other monosaccharide?
glycosidic linkage
Which disaccharide is produced whenever the polysaccharide starch breaks down, as happens in plants when seeds germinate and in human beings during starch digestion?
maltose
In disaccharide formation: one of the monosaccharide reactants functions as a ______, and the other functions as an ______
Test your knowledge on disaccharides and their formation with this quiz. Learn about the different types of disaccharides, the role of hemiacetals and alcohols in their formation, and the glycosidic linkage that bonds them together.
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