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Question:
Which of the following monosaccharides is an aldose?
a. -Dihydroxyacetone
b. -Glyceraldehyde
c. -Glucose
d. -Lactose
e. -Both B and C
Answer:
Both B and C, glyceraldehyde and glucose
,Question:
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 released
d. -An epimer is formed
e. -An aldose is formed
Answer:
Water is released AND lactase forms by a condensation reaction
Question:
Amylose and amylopectin are both polymers of:
a. α-D-glucose
b. β-D-glucose
c. Galactose
d. Idose E
e. Maltose
Answer:
A) α-D-glucose
,Question:
The two monosaccharides shown below could best be described as:
a. -Anomers
b. -Aldoses
c. -Ketoses
d. -Epimers
e. -Pentoses
Answer:
Epimer
, Question:
Which arrow correctly identifies the atom that will become the anomeric
carbon?
Answer:
A. (or the carbon at the top of the group)