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What is the primary source of energy for the body?
What is the primary source of energy for the body?
- Carbohydrates (correct)
- Proteins
- Lipids
- Nucleic acids
What is the general empirical formula for carbohydrates?
What is the general empirical formula for carbohydrates?
- Cn(H2O)p
- Cn(H2O)n (correct)
- Cn(H2O)m
- Cn(H2O)q
What is the molecular formula of glucose?
What is the molecular formula of glucose?
- C6H12O6 (correct)
- C5H10O5
- C8H16O8
- C7H14O7
What are macromolecules composed of?
What are macromolecules composed of?
What is the role of carbohydrates in cell identification?
What is the role of carbohydrates in cell identification?
If a carbohydrate has 7 carbons, what would be its molecular formula?
If a carbohydrate has 7 carbons, what would be its molecular formula?
What is the carbonyl group used to classify carbohydrates into?
What is the carbonyl group used to classify carbohydrates into?
What is the term used to describe carbohydrates with 3 to 10 sugar units?
What is the term used to describe carbohydrates with 3 to 10 sugar units?
Which type of polysaccharide consists of different monosaccharides?
Which type of polysaccharide consists of different monosaccharides?
What is the characteristic of an aldose?
What is the characteristic of an aldose?
What is the suffix that indicates a molecule is a carbohydrate?
What is the suffix that indicates a molecule is a carbohydrate?
How many carbon atoms do the most common monosaccharides have?
How many carbon atoms do the most common monosaccharides have?
What do the prefixes tri-, tetr-, pent- indicate in a monosaccharide?
What do the prefixes tri-, tetr-, pent- indicate in a monosaccharide?
What is the simplest form of monosaccharides?
What is the simplest form of monosaccharides?
What is the reason for monosaccharides to exist in a cyclic form?
What is the reason for monosaccharides to exist in a cyclic form?
Which of the following monosaccharides does not have a chiral carbon atom?
Which of the following monosaccharides does not have a chiral carbon atom?
What is the consequence of the presence of asymmetric carbon atoms in monosaccharides?
What is the consequence of the presence of asymmetric carbon atoms in monosaccharides?
What is the role of glyceraldehyde in the study of monosaccharides?
What is the role of glyceraldehyde in the study of monosaccharides?
What type of stereoisomers are D-glyceraldehyde and L-glyceraldehyde?
What type of stereoisomers are D-glyceraldehyde and L-glyceraldehyde?
What is the characteristic of a pair of epimers?
What is the characteristic of a pair of epimers?
What is the difference between pyranose and furanose ring structures?
What is the difference between pyranose and furanose ring structures?
What is the importance of glucose in human metabolism?
What is the importance of glucose in human metabolism?
What is the term for a monosaccharide that rotates polarized light to the right?
What is the term for a monosaccharide that rotates polarized light to the right?
What is the term for a monosaccharide that rotates polarized light to the left?
What is the term for a monosaccharide that rotates polarized light to the left?
What is the structural isomer of glucose?
What is the structural isomer of glucose?
What is the result of excess galactose in the body?
What is the result of excess galactose in the body?
What is the type of bond formed between two monosaccharides?
What is the type of bond formed between two monosaccharides?
What is the disaccharide formed by the combination of glucose and galactose?
What is the disaccharide formed by the combination of glucose and galactose?
What is the result of fructose intolerance?
What is the result of fructose intolerance?
Which disaccharide is commonly called 'table sugar'?
Which disaccharide is commonly called 'table sugar'?
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