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1. which of the following monosaccharides is a ketose?
A. dihydroxyacetone
B. galactose
C. glucose
D. glyceraldehyde
E. idose: A. dihydroxyacetone
2. when two carbohydrates are epimers:
A. one is a pyranose, the other is a furanose
B. one is an aldose, the other is a ketose
C. they differ in length by one carbon
D. they differ only in the configuration about one carbon atom
E. they react differently with iodine: D. they differ only in the configuration about
one carbon atom
3. which pair is anomeric?
A. D-glucose and D-fructose
B. D-glucose and L-fructose
C. D-glucose and L-glucose
D. a-D-glucose and b-D-glucose
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, E. a-D-glucose and b-L-glucose: D. a-D-glucose and b-D-glucose
4. lactose is made from linking galactose and glucose. when this happens,
.
A. gas is eliminated
B. an anomeric carbon is formed on carbon-1
C. water is release
D. an epimer is formed
E. an aldose is formed: C. water is released
5. amylose and amylopectin are both polymers of:
A. a-D-glucose
B. b-D-glucose
C. galactose
D. idose
E. maltose: A. a-D-glucose
6. which statement about starch and glycogen is false?
A. both haṿe b-D-glucose monomers
B. both starch and glycogen are energy storage polysaccharides
C. both are homopolymers of glucose
D. glycogen is more extensiṿely branched than starch
E. both haṿe O-glycosidic linkages: A. both haṿe b-D-glucose monomers
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