Nutrition Exam 2 COMPLETE QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS(RATED A+)

what is the chemical representation of carbohydrates? - ANSWER C6H12O6 what are the two simple carbohydrates? - ANSWER monosaccharides and disaccharides what are the three complex carbohydrates? - ANSWER polysaccharides (starch), fiber, and glycogen of the three complex carbohydrates which two are dietary sources? - ANSWER starch and fiber what are the three monosaccharides? - ANSWER glucose, fructose, and galactose what ring structure are monosaccharides called? - ANSWER hexose what two things do humans burn as fuel? - ANSWER glucose and fat how many bonds can hydrogen form with other atoms? - ANSWER 1 how many bonds can oxygen form with other atoms? - ANSWER 2 how many bonds can nitrogen form with other atoms? - ANSWER 3 how many bonds can carbon form with other atoms? - ANSWER 4 what sugar is found in all three disaccharides? - ANSWER glucose which sugar is also known as dextrose or blood sugar and is not very sweet? - ANSWER glucose what is the essential energy source for all of the body's functions? - ANSWER glucose which is the sweetest sugar? - ANSWER fructose which sugar is a component of sucrose along with glucose? - ANSWER fructose which sugar is also known as levulose or "fruit sugar"? - ANSWER fructose which sugar is found in honey, fruits, & high fructose corn syrup? - ANSWER fructose which sugar is only found in our diet as lactose in milk? - ANSWER galactose which sugar is seldom found free in nature? - ANSWER galactose which sugar is usually bound with glucose to form lactose? - ANSWER galactose which two sugars are not considered sweet? - ANSWER galactose and glucose what are disaccharides? - ANSWER pairs of monosaccharides what forms disaccharides? - ANSWER condensation reactions where water is always released what breaks apart disaccharides? - ANSWER hydrolysis reactions where water is always added what are the three disaccharides? - ANSWER maltose, sucrose, and lactose what two components make maltose? - ANSWER glucose plus glucose what two components make sucrose? - ANSWER glucose plus fructose what two components make lactose? - ANSWER glucose plus galactose what are condensation reactions? - ANSWER reactions in which two reactants combine to form a larger product, a hydroxyl group from one monosaccharide combines with a hydrogen atom from another monosaccharide what are hydrolysis reactions? - ANSWER reactions in which a molecule is split in two what are the major reactions involved in the process of digestion? - ANSWER hydrolysis reactions