Types of Carbohydrates Quiz
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Which molecule is considered the parent molecule of aldoses?

  • Trehalose
  • Glycolaldehyde (correct)
  • Florentino
  • Dihydroxyacetone
  • What is the first detectable sugar synthesized by plants?

  • Florentino
  • Trehalose (correct)
  • Dihydroxyacetone
  • Hexoses
  • Which sugar is considered a nonreducing sugar?

  • Lactose
  • Cellobiose
  • Trehalose (correct)
  • Maltose
  • What is the product of enzymatic breakdown of cellulose?

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

    Which polysaccharide has more than one kind of monosaccharide units present?

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

    Where does trehalose occur naturally?

    <p>In fungi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the liquid left when butter is removed from churned milk?

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

    What is obtained after the proper treatment of the coagulum?

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

    What is the product of the alkaline rearrangement of lactose?

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

    Which sugar alcohol serves as a laxative due to its osmotic diuretic effect?

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

    Which substance yields glucose upon hydrolysis and is the most common carbohydrate reserve in plants?

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

    What serves as a diagnostic agent to evaluate intestinal absorption?

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

    What class of organic compounds are carbohydrates?

    <p>Alcohol acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which compound is the first product formed in photosynthesis?

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

    Which term is used for simple saccharides that are frequently termed monosaccharides?

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

    Sucrose can hydrolyze into which two saccharide units?

    <p>Glucose &amp; Fructose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category does Maltose belong to?

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

    What is the general nature of sugars based on the given text?

    <p>Low molecular weight, sweet tasting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the monosaccharide unit present in Trisaccharides?

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

    Which polysaccharide yields hexoses on hydrolysis?

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

    Where can Stachyose and Mannotetraose be found?

    <p>Tubers of Stachys japonica and manna of Fraxinus ornus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the product of hydrolysis for Xylan?

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

    Which carbohydrate-containing drug is known as 'saccharum'?

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

    How is Dextrose obtained?

    <p>By enzymatic hydrolysis of starch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the alcohol content by volume of local anti-infective Diluted Alcohol at 15.56ºC?

    <p>49.5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From where is citric acid commercially obtained?

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

    Which type of acid is lactic acid?

    <p>Monocarboxylic acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the structure of Amylopectin?

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

    What color reaction does starch show with iodine?

    <p>Blue - black</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following alcoholic beverages has the highest alcohol content?

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

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