CHEM 210
BIOCHEMISTRY
Module 4 Exam & Study Guide
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,1. Which of the following monosaccharides is not an aldose?
A. Erythrose
B. Dihydroxyacetone
C. Glucose
D. Glyceraldehyde
E. Ribose
2. When two monosaccharides are epimers:
A. They differ only in the configuration about the penultimate carbon
B. One is aldose, the other a ketose
C. They differ only in the configuration about one carbon atom
D. They form O-glycosidic bonds
E. They are oligosaccharides
3. Which pair is anomeric?
A. D- glucose and D- fructose
B. D- glucose and L- fructose
C. D- glucose and L- glucose
D. α D- glucose and β D- glucose
E. α D- glucose and β L- glucose
4. Lactose is made from linking galactose and glucose. When this happens,
A. A polysaccharide is formed
B. Gas is eliminated
C. An epimer is formed
D. An anomeric carbon is formed on carbon-1
E. Lactose forms by a condensation reaction
5. Chitin and cellulose are both polymers of:
A. α D- glucose
B. Galactose
C. β D- glucose
D. Idose
E. Maltose
, 6. Which statement about starch and glycogen is false?
A. Amylose is unbranched; amylopectin and glycogen contain many (1 6)
branches
B. Both are heteropolymers of glucose
C. Both have many -OH groups in their structures
D. Both starch and glycogen are energy storage polysaccharides
E. Glycogen is more extensively branched than starch
7. Which monosaccharide is not a six-carbon monosaccharide?
A. Idose
B. Gulose
C. Galactose
D. Dihydroxyacetone
E. Allose
8. The two monosaccharides shown below could best be described as:
A. Anomers
B. Ketoses
C. Aldoses
D. Rotamers
E. Pentoses
BIOCHEMISTRY
Module 4 Exam & Study Guide
Exam-Focused Compilation
Portage Learning, Geneva College
What You Get
• Exam-aligned content for Module 4
• Study Guide exam preparation material
• Clear, organized structure for efficient studying
• High-yield biochemistry concepts
• Printable, well-formatted PDF
,1. Which of the following monosaccharides is not an aldose?
A. Erythrose
B. Dihydroxyacetone
C. Glucose
D. Glyceraldehyde
E. Ribose
2. When two monosaccharides are epimers:
A. They differ only in the configuration about the penultimate carbon
B. One is aldose, the other a ketose
C. They differ only in the configuration about one carbon atom
D. They form O-glycosidic bonds
E. They are oligosaccharides
3. Which pair is anomeric?
A. D- glucose and D- fructose
B. D- glucose and L- fructose
C. D- glucose and L- glucose
D. α D- glucose and β D- glucose
E. α D- glucose and β L- glucose
4. Lactose is made from linking galactose and glucose. When this happens,
A. A polysaccharide is formed
B. Gas is eliminated
C. An epimer is formed
D. An anomeric carbon is formed on carbon-1
E. Lactose forms by a condensation reaction
5. Chitin and cellulose are both polymers of:
A. α D- glucose
B. Galactose
C. β D- glucose
D. Idose
E. Maltose
, 6. Which statement about starch and glycogen is false?
A. Amylose is unbranched; amylopectin and glycogen contain many (1 6)
branches
B. Both are heteropolymers of glucose
C. Both have many -OH groups in their structures
D. Both starch and glycogen are energy storage polysaccharides
E. Glycogen is more extensively branched than starch
7. Which monosaccharide is not a six-carbon monosaccharide?
A. Idose
B. Gulose
C. Galactose
D. Dihydroxyacetone
E. Allose
8. The two monosaccharides shown below could best be described as:
A. Anomers
B. Ketoses
C. Aldoses
D. Rotamers
E. Pentoses
