EBIO 1210: CARBOHYDRATES: TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS

EBIO 1210: CARBOHYDRATES: TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS



1) A simple sugar is composed of equal parts carbon and water, which gave rise to the
general name of any sugar as a _________. -- Answer ✔✔ carbohydrate

2) A ___________ cannot by hydrolyzed any further -- Answer ✔✔ monosaccharide

3) Lactose, the sugar in milk, is a ______________, because it can be split into two
monosaccharides -- Answer ✔✔ disaccharide

4) A carbohydrate that yields many monosaccharides when hydrolyzed is a
_______________. -- Answer ✔✔ polysaccharide

5) Which of the following statements about monosaccharide structure is true?

A) Monosaccharides can be classified according to the spatial arrangement
of their atoms.

B) All monosaccharides contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
atoms.

C) A six-carbon sugar is called a pentose. -- Answer ✔✔ Monosaccharides
can be classified according to their spatial arrangement of their atoms

6) True or false? Peptidoglycan is a polysaccharide found only in bacteria. -- Answer
✔✔ True

7) Which of the following complex carbohydrates is listed with its correct function?