NUTR 331 Unit 5 Questions with 100% Correct
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complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides)
starch and fiber
Simple carbohydrates
sugars including added sugars and free sugars
carbohydrate chemical makeup
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Green plants make carbohydrate through
photosynthesis
sugars
simple carbohydrates
most common sugar
glucose
how is carbohydrate made
photosynthesis
carbohydrate forms (4)
-sugars
-starch
-glycogen
-fiber
3 single sugars (Monosaccharides)
, -glucose
-fructose
-galactose
3 double sugars (disaccharides)
-sucrose
-maltose
-lactose
single sugars are ______ double sugars are _____
monosaccharides, disaccharides
Fructose
a monosaccharide; sometimes known as fruit sugar
glucose
Monosaccharide. A simple sugar that is an important source of energy.
galactose
Monosaccharide. milk sugar
*(part of the disaccharide lactose)
sucrose
Disaccharide (glucose + fructose)
lactose
Disaccharide (glucose + galactose)
maltose
Disaccharide (2 glucose units)
What is the most important monosaccharide in the body?
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complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides)
starch and fiber
Simple carbohydrates
sugars including added sugars and free sugars
carbohydrate chemical makeup
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Green plants make carbohydrate through
photosynthesis
sugars
simple carbohydrates
most common sugar
glucose
how is carbohydrate made
photosynthesis
carbohydrate forms (4)
-sugars
-starch
-glycogen
-fiber
3 single sugars (Monosaccharides)
, -glucose
-fructose
-galactose
3 double sugars (disaccharides)
-sucrose
-maltose
-lactose
single sugars are ______ double sugars are _____
monosaccharides, disaccharides
Fructose
a monosaccharide; sometimes known as fruit sugar
glucose
Monosaccharide. A simple sugar that is an important source of energy.
galactose
Monosaccharide. milk sugar
*(part of the disaccharide lactose)
sucrose
Disaccharide (glucose + fructose)
lactose
Disaccharide (glucose + galactose)
maltose
Disaccharide (2 glucose units)
What is the most important monosaccharide in the body?