Understanding Carbohydrates

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Which type of carbohydrates lead to rapid spikes in blood sugar levels?

  • Oligosaccharides
  • Complex Carbohydrates
  • Monosaccharides
  • Simple Carbohydrates (correct)

Which carbohydrates are made up of long chains of sugar molecules?

  • Oligosaccharides
  • Disaccharides
  • Complex Carbohydrates (correct)
  • Monosaccharides

Which kind of carbohydrates cannot be hydrolyzed into simpler carbohydrates?

  • Complex Carbohydrates
  • Disaccharides
  • Monosaccharides (correct)
  • Oligosaccharides

Which type of carbohydrates consist of two monosaccharide units joined together by a glycosidic bond?

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

Which type of carbohydrates contain a small number of monosaccharide units joined together by glycosidic bonds?

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

Which of the following is a structural polysaccharide?

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

Which test is used specifically to detect the presence of reducing sugars?

<p>Benedict's Test (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Osazone Test?

<p>To identify specific types of carbohydrates with free carbonyl groups (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an energy storage polysaccharide?

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

What is the purpose of the Molisch Test?

<p>To detect the presence of any carbohydrate, including polysaccharides (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following polysaccharides is found in the exoskeleton of arthropods?

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

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