Sugar

Question 1

glucose

Answer 1

aldohexose, the cell’s primary metabolic fuel; blood sugar

Question 2

glycogen

Answer 2

highly branched glucose polymer found in animals (“animal starch”)


Question 3

cellul

Answer 3

polysaccharide built up of glucose molecules forming straight chains


Question 4

lactose

Answer 4

disaccharide formed by glucose and galactose molecules


Question 5

fructose

Answer 5

ketohexose found in honey and many fruits


Question 6

sucrose

Answer 6

disaccharide built up by glucose and fructose; it is the most common commercially available sweetener


Question 7

aldo-sugar

Answer 7

sugar containing an aldehyde group (e.g. glucose, galactose)


Question 8

glycolipid

Answer 8

a lipid containing carbohydrate groups, in most cases galactose


Question 9

monosaccharide

Answer 9

simple sugar (ribose, glucose, fructose, etc.)

Question 10

keto-sugar

Answer 10

sugar containing a ketone group (e.g. fructose)


Question 11

disaccharides

Answer 11

double sugar molecule formed by two single sugars


Question 12

polysaccharides

Answer 12

macromolecules built up by simple sugar molecules