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1
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60% of our food comes from…?

A

Carbohydrates

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2
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What does ‘polyhydroxy’ mean?

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containing several alcohol groups

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3
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What is the empirical (simplified) formula of carbohydrates?

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CH2O (Carbon + Hydrate)

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4
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They are the most abundant molecules on Earth

A

Carbohydrates

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5
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Carbohydrates are produced through what process?

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Photosynthesis

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6
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A carbohydrate is any compound containing what three elements?

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Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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7
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To be considered a carbohydrate, what must be the ratio of H and O in a compound?

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2:1

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8
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If we eat more carbohydrates that are needed for energy, the extra is stored in what part of the body?

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Liver or tissues

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9
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Excess carbohydrates are stored as __ in the body.

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Fat

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10
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What are the 3 major categories of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharide
Disaccharide
Polysaccharide

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11
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These types of carbohydrates are known as simple sugars.

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Monosaccharides

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12
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True or False: Monosaccharides can be further broken down into simpler sugars.

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FALSE. Monosaccharides are already the simplest sugar and cannot be broken down further.

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13
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What do you call monosaccharides with a ketone functional group?

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Ketoses

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14
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If a monosaccharide is an aldose, what is its functional group?

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Aldehyde

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15
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What are the chemical formulas for hydroxyl, aldehyde and ketone?

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Hydroxyl - OH
Aldehyde - -CHO
Ketone - C=O

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16
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What are the four categories of monosaccharides according to number of carbons?

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Trioses (three carbons)
Tetroses (four carbons)
Pentoses (five carbons)
Hexoses (six carbons)

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17
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What are the 2 most important pentoses?

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Ribose and deoxyribose

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18
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Ribose forms part of the __, while deoxyribose forms part of the ___.

A

RNA; DNA

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19
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What is the difference between ribose and deoxyribose?

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Deoxyribose has one less oxygen atom than ribose.

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20
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What are the 3 most important hexoses in the human body?

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

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21
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If compounds have the same formula but different structural formulas, they are called…?

A

Isomers

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22
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What is the chemical formula for glucose, fructose, and galactose?

A

C6H12O6

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23
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This monosaccharide is also known as grape sugar.

A

Glucose

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24
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What percentage of glucose is concentrated in grapes?

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20-30%

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25
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What is the main product of photosynthesis and its byproduct?

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Glucose & oxygen

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26
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Glucose is commercially known by what other name?

A

Dextrose

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27
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What is it called when excess glucose is secreted via the urine?

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Glycosuria

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28
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Is it the breakdown of glycogen in order to make glucose.

A

Glycogenolysis

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29
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In animals, glycogen is broken down to create glucose. What is broken down in plants?

A

Starch

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30
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In animals, glucose is synthesized in what organs?

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Liver and kidneys

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31
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It is the formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate substances.

A

Gluconeogenesis

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32
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This monosaccharide is the sweetest of the common sugars.

A

Fructose

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33
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Fructose is also known as…?

A

Fruit sugar

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34
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What monosaccharide has the highest solubility?

A

Fructose

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35
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What do LDL and HDL mean?

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Low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins

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36
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Between LDL and HDL, which is considered as bad cholesterol?

A

LDL

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37
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This monosaccharide is also known as brain sugar.

A

Galactose

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38
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True or False: Galactose is sweeter than glucose.

A

FALSE

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39
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In what bodily process is galactose used?

A

Infant feeding

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40
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Where is galactose formed?

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From blood glucose in the mammary blood

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41
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It is a type of carbohydrate that is formed by two monosaccharides.

A

Disaccharide

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42
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True or False: Disaccharides are formed when two sugars are joined together and a molecule or water is removed.

A

TRUE

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43
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What are the 5 given disaccharides?

A

Lactose
Maltose
Sucrose
Trehalose
Cellobiose

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44
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Lactose is formed by combining what two monosaccharides?

A

Glucose and galactose

45
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When combining glucose and fructose, what disaccharide is formed?

46
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What 3 disaccharides may be formed when you join together two glucose molecules?

A

Maltose, trehalose, and cellobiose

47
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It is an inherited disease wherein the transformation of galactose to glucose is blocked, allowing galactose to rise to toxic levels in the body.

A

Galactosemia

48
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This disaccharide is also known as cane sugar.

49
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What is the most common disaccharide?

50
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True or False: Maltose is common in many processed/junk food.

A

FALSE. Sucrose is common in processed/junk food.

51
Q

What is the oral bacteria that converts sugar in food into acid, causing tooth decay?

A

Streptococcus mutans

52
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What is the chemical formula for sucrose?

53
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What disaccharide is also known as beer sugar?

54
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Milk sugar is also known as…?

55
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This disaccharide is only found in milk.

56
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What percent of milk is made up of lactose?

57
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It is the principal sugar in the hemolymph of insects.

58
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They are relatively complex carbohydrates.

A

Polysaccharides

59
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What bonds together monosaccharides?

A

Glycosidic bonds

60
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What are the two classifications of polysaccharides?

A

Homopolysaccharides (monosaccharides are the same type) and heteropolysaccharides (more than one type of monosaccharide).

61
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what is another name for starch?

62
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It is the most important carbohydrate in the diet.

63
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Starch is a mixture of what two compounds?

A

Amylose and amylopectin

64
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It is a linear chain of several hundred glucose molecules.

65
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It is the branched molecule made up of several thousand glucose molecules.

A

Amylopectin

66
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Starches can be catalyzed by what type of enzymes?

67
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Where can you find amylase in the body?

A

Saliva and pancreas

68
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Salivary amylase is also known as…?

69
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What is another name for pancreatic amylase?

70
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Starches are bonded by what type of linkages?

A

Alpha linkages

71
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Since they are both composed of two glucose molecules, what is the main difference between maltose, trehalose, and cellobiose?

A

Their glycosidic bonds

72
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What is the bond for maltose?

73
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What is the glycosidic bond for trehalose?

74
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What is the glycosidic bond for cellobiose?

75
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Animal starch is also called…?

76
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Where is glycogen stored in the body?

A

Liver and muscles

77
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What is the glycogen percentage present in the liver?

A

1.5-4% glycogen

78
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What is the glycogen concentration in the muscles?

A

0.5 -1.0% glycogen

79
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What percent of glycogen can be found in oysters?

80
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It is the reserved carbohydrate in plants.

81
Q

Wood is formed by combining cellulose with ___.

82
Q

What enzyme do humans lack in order to properly break down cellulose?

83
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What animal is an example of being able to digest cellulose?

84
Q

It is a white amorphous substance used in the preparation of adhesives

85
Q

What carbohydrate helps prevent blood clotting?

86
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It is the strongest organic acid in the body.

87
Q

These carbohydrates are known as blood extenders.

88
Q

What carbohydrate is the main component of beer?

89
Q

What are the 3P’s of diabetes mellitus?

A

Polyuria, polyphagia, polydipsia

90
Q

It refers to frequent urinating.

91
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Frequent eating/hunger is also known as…?

A

Polyphagia.

92
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True or False: Polyphagia means frequent drinking/thirst.

A

FALSE. Polyphagia is frequent eating/hunger, while polydipsia is frequent drinking/thirst.

93
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It is the thickening of fat deposits in the arteries

A

Atherosclerosis

94
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What causes atherosclerosis?

A

Elevated triglycerides

95
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What is the meaning of the acronym G6PD?

A

Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

96
Q

What are the two types of projections?

A

Howerth (ring) and Fischer (fishbone) projections

97
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It is the hormone that regulates blood sugar level by absorbing glucose from the blood.

98
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True or False: Hexose is a monosaccharide made up of four carbons; an example is ribose.

99
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True or False: Carbohydrates are the main source of energy in the body.

100
Q

A polysaccharide found in the cell wall of fungi and serves as an exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans.

101
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A disaccharide made up of two glucose units connected via Beta-1,4 glycosidic bond.

A

Cellobiose

102
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What carbohydrate is also known as blood sugar?

103
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The sum of chemical reactions that take place in living cells, providing energy for life processes and the synthesis of cellular material.

A

Metabolism

104
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A physical or chemical phenomenon or a process in which atoms, molecules or ions
enter some bulk phase – liquid or solid material.

A

Absorption

105
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The process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the
alimentary canal into substances that can be
used by the body

106
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What is the first step in catabolism?

107
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Salivary amylase breaks down starch into what disaccharide?

108
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True or False: Amylases in the pancreas further break down polysaccharides, reducing them to disaccharides such as lactose, maltose, and sucrose.

A

FALSE. They break down polysaccharides into monosaccharides, such as glucose, fructose, and galactose.

109
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True or False: There are some carbohydrates in the body that are indigestible.

A

TRUE. They are dietary fiber and resistant starches.

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