Precision Nutrition Chapter 6 Exam Questions and Answers

Precision Nutrition Chapter 6 Exam Questions and Answers Monosaccharides -Answer-The simplest form of carbohydrates, since they contain only one sugar group or chain link. Oligosaccharides -Answer-Saccharide composed of a small number of monosaccharides. Polysaccharides -Answer-More than about 10 linked monosaccharides that form a polymer Glucose -Answer-A monosaccharide found in foods and blood; the end product of carbohydrate metabolism and the major source of energy for humans. Fructose -Answer-A monosaccharide that is very sweet; possesses a ketone rather than an aldehyde, which distinguishes it from glucose Galactose -Answer-A monosaccharide; less soluble and sweet than glucose Maltose = -Answer-Glucose + Glucose Sucrose = -Answer-Glucose + Fructose Lactose = -Answer-Glucose + Galactose Monosaccharides (list examples) -Answer-Glucose fructose galactose mannose ribose Oligosaccharides (list examples) -Answer-Sucrose maltose lactose Trehalose Polysaccharides (list digestible examples) -Answer-Starch and dextrins Glycogen Polysaccharides (list partially digestible examples) -Answer-Insulin