Chapter 2 Biochemistry And Clinical Pathology

1. Question: What are carbohydrates primarily composed of?
Answer: Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
2. Question: What is the basic molecular formula of most carbohydrates?
Answer: C<sub>n</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>n</sub>
3. Question: What is the general term for carbohydrates consisting of two monosaccharide units?
Answer: Disaccharide
4. Question: What is the primary function of carbohydrates?
Answer: Energy Storage
5. Question: Which of the following is NOT a monosaccharide?
Answer: Sucrose
6. Question: Which carbohydrate is known as blood sugar?
Answer: Glucose
7. Question: What type of bonds join two monosaccharides to form a disaccharide?
Answer: Glycosidic bonds
8. Question: Which of the following is a polysaccharide found in plants?
Answer: Cellulose
9. Question: Which enzymes break down starch into maltose?
Answer: Amylase
10. Question: Which carbohydrate is the main component of the cell wall of fungi?
Answer: Chitin
11. Question: What is the storage form of carbohydrates in animals?
Answer: Glycogen
12. Question: Which sugar is found in milk?
Answer: Lactose
13. Question: Which of the following is NOT a simple carbohydrate?
Answer: Cellulose
14. Question: Which enzyme breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose?
Answer: Lactase
15. Question: Which sugar is commonly found in honey and fruits?
Answer: Fructose
16. Question: What is the storage form of carbohydrates in plants?
Answer: Starch
17. Question: Which sugar is formed by the combination of glucose and fructose?
Answer: Sucrose
18. Question: What is the most abundant source of energy?
Answer: Carbohydrates
19. Question: Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar?
Answer: Sucrose
20. Question: What is the carbohydrate reserve of plants?
Answer: Starch
21. Question: What is the water-soluble component of starch?
Answer: Amylose
22. Question: How can starch be broken down (hydrolyzed)?
Answer: By the enzyme amylase
23. Question: What is the carbohydrate reserve of animals?
Answer: Glycogen
24. Question: What is animal starch?
Answer: Glycogen
25. Question: Cellulose is a polymer of which monosaccharide?
Answer: Glucose
26. Question: Which of the following carbohydrates is a major component of dietary fiber?
Answer: Cellulose
27. Question: Which of the following carbohydrates is NOT digestible by humans?
Answer: Cellulose
28. Question: Which carbohydrate is a primary source of energy for most living organisms?
Answer: Glucose
29. Question: Glycogen is primarily stored in which organ of the human body?
Answer: Liver

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