EDCO 817 QUIZ 3 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Whey composition.
Answer: 12% protein, 73% lactose, 0.6% Ca, 0.6% P
◍ Typical corn starch composition.
Answer: 20-28% amylose; 72-80% amylopectin
◍ Soluble fiber effects.
Answer: Delay GI transit; delay glucose absorption; lower cholesterol
◍ Lignin function.
Answer: Provides rigidity; encases cellulose and hemicellulose
◍ Most abundant nutrient class after water.
Answer: Carbohydrates
◍ Arabinoxylans structure.
Answer: β(1→4) arabinose and xylose
◍ Soluble fiber examples.
Answer: Gums, pectins, some hemicellulose, mucilages
◍ Raffinose composition.
Answer: Galactose-glucose-fructose
◍ Tetrose formula.
Answer: C₄H₈O₄
◍ Most abundant carbohydrate in nature.
Answer: Cellulose
◍ MOS functions.
, Answer: Immobilizes pathogens; activates immune system
◍ Glycogen structure.
Answer: Similar to amylopectin; stored in liver and muscle
◍ Monosaccharide.
Answer: Single sugar unit; simplest carbohydrate; cannot be hydrolyzed
further
◍ Primary carbohydrates in ruminants/herbivores.
Answer: Starch, cellulose, other non-starch polysaccharides (NSP)
◍ Primary role of carbohydrates in plants.
Answer: Structural (cellulose) and energy storage (starch)
◍ Pentose formula.
Answer: C₅H₁₀O₅
◍ Pectin composition.
Answer: 1-4 linked glucose, galacturonic and uronic acids
◍ Maltose composition.
Answer: Glucose + Glucose
◍ High amylose corn.
Answer: ~70% amylose
◍ Haworth projection.
Answer: Cyclic ring representation of sugar (α-D-glucose)
◍ How to counteract NSP.
Answer: Add fiber-degrading enzymes (glucanase, xylanase)
◍ Examples of monosaccharides.
Answer: Glucose, fructose, galactose, mannose
◍ Why raffinose is not digested.
Answer: Lack α(1→6) galactosidase
◍ Mechanism of NSP anti-nutritional effect.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Whey composition.
Answer: 12% protein, 73% lactose, 0.6% Ca, 0.6% P
◍ Typical corn starch composition.
Answer: 20-28% amylose; 72-80% amylopectin
◍ Soluble fiber effects.
Answer: Delay GI transit; delay glucose absorption; lower cholesterol
◍ Lignin function.
Answer: Provides rigidity; encases cellulose and hemicellulose
◍ Most abundant nutrient class after water.
Answer: Carbohydrates
◍ Arabinoxylans structure.
Answer: β(1→4) arabinose and xylose
◍ Soluble fiber examples.
Answer: Gums, pectins, some hemicellulose, mucilages
◍ Raffinose composition.
Answer: Galactose-glucose-fructose
◍ Tetrose formula.
Answer: C₄H₈O₄
◍ Most abundant carbohydrate in nature.
Answer: Cellulose
◍ MOS functions.
, Answer: Immobilizes pathogens; activates immune system
◍ Glycogen structure.
Answer: Similar to amylopectin; stored in liver and muscle
◍ Monosaccharide.
Answer: Single sugar unit; simplest carbohydrate; cannot be hydrolyzed
further
◍ Primary carbohydrates in ruminants/herbivores.
Answer: Starch, cellulose, other non-starch polysaccharides (NSP)
◍ Primary role of carbohydrates in plants.
Answer: Structural (cellulose) and energy storage (starch)
◍ Pentose formula.
Answer: C₅H₁₀O₅
◍ Pectin composition.
Answer: 1-4 linked glucose, galacturonic and uronic acids
◍ Maltose composition.
Answer: Glucose + Glucose
◍ High amylose corn.
Answer: ~70% amylose
◍ Haworth projection.
Answer: Cyclic ring representation of sugar (α-D-glucose)
◍ How to counteract NSP.
Answer: Add fiber-degrading enzymes (glucanase, xylanase)
◍ Examples of monosaccharides.
Answer: Glucose, fructose, galactose, mannose
◍ Why raffinose is not digested.
Answer: Lack α(1→6) galactosidase
◍ Mechanism of NSP anti-nutritional effect.
