Carbohydrates Exam Questions and Answers
Carbohydrates - ANSWERBroken down to simple sugars
What is the simplest sugar? - ANSWERmonosaccharide
What are carbohydrates made of? - ANSWERcarbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are carbohydrates with 2 monosaccharides - ANSWERDisaccharadies.
What are carbohydrates with 3-10 monosaccharides? -
ANSWEROligosaccharides
What are carbohydrates with more than 10 monosaccharides? -
ANSWERPolysaccharides
What is the formula of monosaccharides? - ANSWER(CH2O)n
What can n equal - ANSWER3, 4, 5, or 6
What are pentoses? - ANSWERribose C5H10O5 and deoxyribose C5H10O4
(five carbon sugars)
, What are hexoses? - ANSWERGlucose, Fructose, Galactose- All C6H12O6; six
carbon sugars
Isomer - ANSWERMolecules with the same molecular formula but a different
structure, and therefore a different shape.
Draw a hydroxyl group - ANSWERO-H
Draw a carbonyl group - ANSWERC=O
dehyration synthesis - ANSWERBasic chemical reaction for linking monomers
in organic polymers (OH- removed from one monomer; H+ removed from the
other monomer).
Hydrolysis - ANSWERBreaking down carbs by the chemical addition of water
____________ is opposite of _____________________. - ANSWERHydrolysis;
Dehydration Synthesis
How is maltose made? - ANSWERglucose + glucose
How is lactose formed? - ANSWERglucose + galactose
How is sucrose formed? - ANSWERglucose + fructose
What is the purpose of oligosaccharides - ANSWERcell recognition
Carbohydrates - ANSWERBroken down to simple sugars
What is the simplest sugar? - ANSWERmonosaccharide
What are carbohydrates made of? - ANSWERcarbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are carbohydrates with 2 monosaccharides - ANSWERDisaccharadies.
What are carbohydrates with 3-10 monosaccharides? -
ANSWEROligosaccharides
What are carbohydrates with more than 10 monosaccharides? -
ANSWERPolysaccharides
What is the formula of monosaccharides? - ANSWER(CH2O)n
What can n equal - ANSWER3, 4, 5, or 6
What are pentoses? - ANSWERribose C5H10O5 and deoxyribose C5H10O4
(five carbon sugars)
, What are hexoses? - ANSWERGlucose, Fructose, Galactose- All C6H12O6; six
carbon sugars
Isomer - ANSWERMolecules with the same molecular formula but a different
structure, and therefore a different shape.
Draw a hydroxyl group - ANSWERO-H
Draw a carbonyl group - ANSWERC=O
dehyration synthesis - ANSWERBasic chemical reaction for linking monomers
in organic polymers (OH- removed from one monomer; H+ removed from the
other monomer).
Hydrolysis - ANSWERBreaking down carbs by the chemical addition of water
____________ is opposite of _____________________. - ANSWERHydrolysis;
Dehydration Synthesis
How is maltose made? - ANSWERglucose + glucose
How is lactose formed? - ANSWERglucose + galactose
How is sucrose formed? - ANSWERglucose + fructose
What is the purpose of oligosaccharides - ANSWERcell recognition