BIOL 1500 CHAPTER #5 PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Starch is made of glucose; cellulose is made of fructose. - ANSWER-The
monosaccharide monomers in cellulose are bonded together differently than those in
starch.
The subunits (monomers) in cellulose are linked together by __________.
ester linkages
phosphodiester linkages
ionic bonds
peptide bonds
glycosidic linkages - ANSWER-glycosidic linkages
Which of the following components of a tossed salad will pass through the human
digestive tract and be digested the least?
starch (in the croutons)
sugar (in the dressing)
cellulose (in the lettuce)
protein (in the bacon bits)
oil (in the dressing) - ANSWER-cellulose (in the lettuce)
Lipids differ from other large biological molecules in that they __________.
do not contain nitrogen and phosphorus atoms
are not truly polymers
do not contain carbon
do not have specific shapes
are much larger - ANSWER-are not truly polymers
Which of the following terms can be correctly used to describe compounds that do
NOT mix with water?
, hydrophilic
hydrogen-bonded
phospholipids
proteins
hydrophobic - ANSWER-hydrophobic
Nutritionally, saturated triacylglycerols are considered to be less healthful than
unsaturated triacylglycerols. What is the difference between them?
For carbon skeletons of equal length, saturated triacylglycerols have more hydrogen
atoms than unsaturated triacylglycerols do.
Saturated triacylglycerols are liquid at room temperature.
Saturated triacylglycerols are fats; unsaturated triacylglycerols are carbohydrates.
Saturated triacylglycerols have more double bonds than unsaturated triacylglycerols
do.
The polysaccharide that you are most likely to have eaten recently is __________.
glucose
lactose
ribose
starch
chitin - ANSWER-starch
One characteristic shared by sucrose, lactose, and maltose is that __________.
they are all monosaccharides
they are all disaccharides
they are all polysaccharides
they all contain fructose
they are all indigestible by humans - ANSWER-they are all disaccharides
A polysaccharide that is used for storing energy in human muscle and liver cells is
__________.
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Starch is made of glucose; cellulose is made of fructose. - ANSWER-The
monosaccharide monomers in cellulose are bonded together differently than those in
starch.
The subunits (monomers) in cellulose are linked together by __________.
ester linkages
phosphodiester linkages
ionic bonds
peptide bonds
glycosidic linkages - ANSWER-glycosidic linkages
Which of the following components of a tossed salad will pass through the human
digestive tract and be digested the least?
starch (in the croutons)
sugar (in the dressing)
cellulose (in the lettuce)
protein (in the bacon bits)
oil (in the dressing) - ANSWER-cellulose (in the lettuce)
Lipids differ from other large biological molecules in that they __________.
do not contain nitrogen and phosphorus atoms
are not truly polymers
do not contain carbon
do not have specific shapes
are much larger - ANSWER-are not truly polymers
Which of the following terms can be correctly used to describe compounds that do
NOT mix with water?
, hydrophilic
hydrogen-bonded
phospholipids
proteins
hydrophobic - ANSWER-hydrophobic
Nutritionally, saturated triacylglycerols are considered to be less healthful than
unsaturated triacylglycerols. What is the difference between them?
For carbon skeletons of equal length, saturated triacylglycerols have more hydrogen
atoms than unsaturated triacylglycerols do.
Saturated triacylglycerols are liquid at room temperature.
Saturated triacylglycerols are fats; unsaturated triacylglycerols are carbohydrates.
Saturated triacylglycerols have more double bonds than unsaturated triacylglycerols
do.
The polysaccharide that you are most likely to have eaten recently is __________.
glucose
lactose
ribose
starch
chitin - ANSWER-starch
One characteristic shared by sucrose, lactose, and maltose is that __________.
they are all monosaccharides
they are all disaccharides
they are all polysaccharides
they all contain fructose
they are all indigestible by humans - ANSWER-they are all disaccharides
A polysaccharide that is used for storing energy in human muscle and liver cells is
__________.
