Monosaccharides Classification Quiz
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What is the main reason people with the genetic disease should avoid aspartame?

  • It is unstable
  • It is toxic
  • It is costly
  • It contains phenylalanine (correct)

    • Which type of carbohydrate requires digestion before the body can use it?

  • Monosaccharides
  • Polysaccharides
  • Glucose
  • Disaccharides (correct)

    • What type of carbohydrate is lactose?

  • Glucose
  • Monosaccharide
  • Disaccharide (correct)
  • Polysaccharide

    • Which enzyme is responsible for breaking down carbohydrates in the digestive system?

    <p>Amylase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the sweetness of stevia compare to table sugar (sucrose)?

    <p>Stevia is 250-300 times sweeter than sucrose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which artificial sweetener is about 200 times sweeter than sucrose?

    <p>Aspartame</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group determines whether a sugar belongs to the D or L series?

    <p>Orientation of H and OH groups around a specific carbon atom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sugar is fructose classified as?

    <p>Ketose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which suffix is used for nomenclature of aldose sugars?

    <p>-ose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common use of D-Glucose in the body?

    <p>Carbohydrate supplementation during metabolic disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which forms does D-Glucose exist?

    <p>α-D-glucose and β-D-glucose forms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bond links the anomeric hydroxyls of glucose and fructose in sucrose?

    <p>Glycosidic bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disaccharide is formed from the combination of glucose and fructose?

    <p>Sucrose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disaccharide is a cleavage product of starch?

    <p>Maltose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most important carbohydrate in the milk of mammals?

    <p>Lactose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can humans not digest cellulose?

    <p>Lack of essential enzymes for breaking beta linkages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which way does amylose differ from amylopectin?

    <p>Branching pattern</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disaccharide is commonly found in cow's milk?

    <p>Lactose</p> Signup and view all the answers

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