Question 1

What is a reducing sugar?

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A reducing sugar is ...

Question 2

The principal structural carbohydrate of plants is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   starch
B)   glycogen
C)   cellulose
D)   amylose
E)   xylulose

Question 3

Glycoconjugates result from the covalent linkage of carbohydrate to proteins or __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   amino acids
B)   lipids
C)   nucleotides
D)   Both A and B are correct.
E)   None of the above are correct.

Question 4

What structural relationship is indicated by the term D-sugar?

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In d-family sugars, the OH on the chiral...

Question 5

The preferred energy source of the brain is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fructose
B)   glucose
C)   arabinose
D)   maltose
E)   sucrose

Question 6

What is the difference between a heteroglycan and a homoglycan? Give an example of each.

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Heteroglycans can be made up of more tha...

Question 7

Define the term reducing sugar. What structural feature does a reducing sugar have?

Accepted Answer

A reducing sugar reduces Cu(II) in Bened...

Question 8

The two most common deoxy sugars are deoxyribose and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   L-fucose
B)   deoxyglucose
C)   deoxyarabinose
D)   L-sorbose
E)   D-sorbose

Question 9

Which of the following sugars contains a -1,4-linkage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cellulose
B)   Glucose
C)   Amylose
D)   Sucrose
E)   Maltose

Question 10

Amylopectin is a form of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cellulose
B)   lactose
C)   starch
D)   glycogen
E)   amylose

Question 11

Of the following primary types of taste perception which is the most important in identifying calorie-dense foods?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sweet
B)   Savory
C)   Sour
D)   Salty
E)   A and B are correct.

Question 12

Define the term diastereomers.

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Diastereomers are no...

Question 13

Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  
B)   
C)  
D)  
E)

Question 14

Which of the following is an aldonic acid?

Accepted Answer

A)  
B)  
C)  
D)  
E)

Question 15

What is a function of glycogen?

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Glycogen i...

Question 16

Glycoproteins lack which of the following groups typically found in proteoglycans?

Accepted Answer

A)   Uronic acids
B)   Sulfate groups
C)   N-Glycosidic linkages
D)   Both A and B are correct.
E)   All of the above are correct.

Question 17

Which of the following carbohydrates is a nonreducing sugar?

Accepted Answer

A)   Glucose
B)   Fructose
C)   Lactose
D)   Sucrose
E)   Ribose

Question 18

Which of the following is not a homoglycan?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cellulose
B)   Glycogen
C)   Starch
D)   Heparin
E)   Amylose

Question 19

Cellulose is indigestible to most animals because __________

Accepted Answer

A)   cellulose is not soluble in water
B)   animals lack the enzymes required to hydrolyze the  links of the cellulose
C)   cellulose has no food value and therefore cannot be digested
D)   Both A and B are correct.
E)   None of the above are correct.

Question 20

The compound  is an epimer of which of the following molecules?

Accepted Answer

A)   
B)   
C)   
D)   
E)

Exam 7: Carbohydrates

Of the following primary types of taste perception which is the most important in identifying calorie-dense foods?

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What is a function of glycogen?

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What structural relationship is indicated by the term D-sugar?

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The preferred energy source of the brain is __________.

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Amylopectin is a form of __________.

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Glycoproteins lack which of the following groups typically found in proteoglycans?

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The principal structural carbohydrate of plants is __________.

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Which of the following sugars contains a -1,4-linkage?

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What is a reducing sugar?

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Which of the following is an aldonic acid?

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Which of the following carbohydrates is a nonreducing sugar?

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Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?

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Which of the following is not a homoglycan?

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Define the term diastereomers.

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Cellulose is indigestible to most animals because __________

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Define the term reducing sugar. What structural feature does a reducing sugar have?

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What is the difference between a heteroglycan and a homoglycan? Give an example of each.

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The compound is an epimer of which of the following molecules?

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Glycoconjugates result from the covalent linkage of carbohydrate to proteins or __________.

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The two most common deoxy sugars are deoxyribose and __________.

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