ISSA Nutritionist Chapter 4 pt 1 Carbohydrates questions
and answers with solutions
Glucose - ANSWER A simple sugar made of 6 carbon, 12 hydrogen, and 6 oxygen that provides
energy in the body.
Starch - ANSWER The energy source of plants; a polysaccharide consisting of multiple molecules
of bonded glucose.
Monosaccharides - ANSWER Carbohydrates consisting of one sugar unit.
Disaccharides - ANSWER Carbohydrates consisting of two sugar units.
Oligosaccharides - ANSWER Carbohydrates with 3 to 10 sub-units of sugar.
Polysaccharides - ANSWER Complex carbohydrates that have 10 or more monosaccharide sub-
units linked together.
simple carbohydrates - ANSWER Sugars, made of just one or two monosaccharides, digested
quickly in the body as a fast energy source.
Fructose - ANSWER A simple sugar found mostly in fruits.
Fructan - ANSWER A polymer of fructose molecules found in some fruits, legumes, and
vegetables
Glycogen - ANSWER A complex carbohydrate that occurs only in animals; the form in which
glucose is stored in the body.
and answers with solutions
Glucose - ANSWER A simple sugar made of 6 carbon, 12 hydrogen, and 6 oxygen that provides
energy in the body.
Starch - ANSWER The energy source of plants; a polysaccharide consisting of multiple molecules
of bonded glucose.
Monosaccharides - ANSWER Carbohydrates consisting of one sugar unit.
Disaccharides - ANSWER Carbohydrates consisting of two sugar units.
Oligosaccharides - ANSWER Carbohydrates with 3 to 10 sub-units of sugar.
Polysaccharides - ANSWER Complex carbohydrates that have 10 or more monosaccharide sub-
units linked together.
simple carbohydrates - ANSWER Sugars, made of just one or two monosaccharides, digested
quickly in the body as a fast energy source.
Fructose - ANSWER A simple sugar found mostly in fruits.
Fructan - ANSWER A polymer of fructose molecules found in some fruits, legumes, and
vegetables
Glycogen - ANSWER A complex carbohydrate that occurs only in animals; the form in which
glucose is stored in the body.
