Carbohydrates
The following is single answer multiple choice quiz
1. Which of the following is not required for photosynthesis to occur:
A) Chlorophyll
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Sunlight
D) Glucose
E) Water
2. In animals excess carbohydrates are stored as:
A) Starch
B) Glucose
C) Cellulose
D) Glycogen
E) None of the above
3. The structural carbohydrate of plants is:
A) Starch
B) Chitin
C) Cellulose
D) Glycogen
E) None of the above
4. Cellulose is made up of what type of linkage:
A) Alpha 1-4
B) Beta 1-4
C) Alpha 1-4 and 1-6
D) Beta 1-6
E) Alpha 1-6
5. Ribose sugar have how many carbons:
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
E) 8
6. Which of the following is not a ketose:
A) Ribulose
B) Dihydroxyacetone
C) Fructose
D) Glucose
E) Erythrulose
7. D and L isomerism:
A) Differ in configuration around one carbon
B) Differ in configuration about the anomeric carbon
C) Differ in configuration about the carbon furthest away from the chiral carbon
D) Differ in configuration around the chiral carbon furthest away from the anomeric carbon
E) None of the above
8. The following are hexose sugars except:
A) Mannose
B) Glucose
C) Fructose
D) Allose
E) Ribose
9. Which of the following is a polysaccharide:
A) Sucrose
B) Maltose
C) Lactose
D) Cellobiose
E) Starch
10. The following are tests for reducing sugars except:
A) Tollen’s test
B) Iodine test
C) Fehling’s test
D) Benedict’s test
E) None of the above
