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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Scillatriose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does trehalose occur naturally?

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

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

<p>Buttermilk (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is obtained after the proper treatment of the coagulum?

<p>Cheese (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the product of the alkaline rearrangement of lactose?

<p>Galactose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mannitol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Starch (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What serves as a diagnostic agent to evaluate intestinal absorption?

<p>Xylose (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What class of organic compounds are carbohydrates?

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

Which compound is the first product formed in photosynthesis?

<p>Ribulose (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Aldoses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sucrose can hydrolyze into which two saccharide units?

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

Which category does Maltose belong to?

<p>Disaccharides (D)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the monosaccharide unit present in Trisaccharides?

<p>Glucose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which polysaccharide yields hexoses on hydrolysis?

<p>Starch (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can Stachyose and Mannotetraose be found?

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

What is the product of hydrolysis for Xylan?

<p>Pentoses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sucrose (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is Dextrose obtained?

<p>By enzymatic hydrolysis of starch (B)</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% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

From where is citric acid commercially obtained?

<p>Limes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of acid is lactic acid?

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

What is the structure of Amylopectin?

<p>Linear (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What color reaction does starch show with iodine?

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

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

<p>Brandy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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