More Food Qs Flashcards
1
Q
Name a monosaccharide
A
Glucose and fructose
2
Q
Role of monosaccharides
A
Energy
3
Q
When two monosaccharides unite they form a
A
Disaccharide
4
Q
Test for named polysaccharide
A
Test for starch
5
Q
Name the reagent used to test for a reducing sugar
A
Benedict’s
6
Q
State one way in which carbohydrates differ from fats
A
Carbohydrates are part of monosaccharides where as gags are esters of fatty acids and glycerols
7
Q
Test for protein
A
Buiret solution
8
Q
Test for reducing sugar
A
Benedict’s reagent
9
Q
What are fats composed of
A
Fatty acids and glycerols
10
Q
Saprophytic nutrition
A
Organisms that obtain their food from dead decaying organic matter of dead plants and animals
11
Q
One role of cellulose
A
Makes plants stems
