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State whether each of these structures is the α- or β-form -State whether each of these structures is the α- or β-form -

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In the carbon cycle,carbon dioxide and water are converted to glucose and oxygen by ________.


A) large animals
B) insects
C) mushrooms
D) green plants
E) earthworms

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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A deep blue color in Benedict's test indicates the presence of an aldehyde with an adjacent alcohol.

A) True
B) False

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Identify each Fischer projection as the D- or L-isomer. -Identify each Fischer projection as the D- or L-isomer. -

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Which of the following compounds is chiral?


A) Which of the following compounds is chiral? A)   B)   C)   D)   E)
B) Which of the following compounds is chiral? A)   B)   C)   D)   E)
C) Which of the following compounds is chiral? A)   B)   C)   D)   E)
D) Which of the following compounds is chiral? A)   B)   C)   D)   E)
E) Which of the following compounds is chiral? A)   B)   C)   D)   E)

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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A monosaccharide that contains 6 carbon atoms,one of which is in an aldehyde group,is classified as a(n) ________.


A) aldopentose
B) aldohexose
C) ketopentose
D) aldotetrose
E) ketotetrose

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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In glucose,the -OH group on carbon 4 is above the plane of the ring.

A) True
B) False

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Glucose can have the structure shown below.It can be classified as a(n) ________. Glucose can have the structure shown below.It can be classified as a(n) ________.    A) ribose B) ketose C) disaccharide D) monosaccharide E) ketone


A) ribose
B) ketose
C) disaccharide
D) monosaccharide
E) ketone

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Sucrose is a reducing sugar.

A) True
B) False

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Amylose is a polysaccharide.

A) True
B) False

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Select the correct carbohydrate for each description.

Premises
an unbranched carbohydrate that stores glucose in plants
the product when maltose is hydrolyzed
a disaccharide consisting of glucose and fructose
a monosaccharide that combines with glucose to form lactose
a disaccharide that occurs as a breakdown product of starch
a disaccharide found in milk and milk products
a carbohydrate that is used to build cell walls in plants
a monosaccharide found in fruit juices and honey,the sweetest carbohydrate
a carbohydrate that cannot be digested by humans
a carbohydrate that stores energy in the human body
Responses
amylose
cellulose
glucose
galactose
glycogen
fructose
sucrose
maltose
lactose

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an unbranched carbohydrate that stores glucose in plants
the product when maltose is hydrolyzed
a disaccharide consisting of glucose and fructose
a monosaccharide that combines with glucose to form lactose
a disaccharide that occurs as a breakdown product of starch
a disaccharide found in milk and milk products
a carbohydrate that is used to build cell walls in plants
a monosaccharide found in fruit juices and honey,the sweetest carbohydrate
a carbohydrate that cannot be digested by humans
a carbohydrate that stores energy in the human body

A chiral carbon atom can have fewer than four different groups bonded to it.

A) True
B) False

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Hydrolysis of the disaccharide above gives the monosaccharides ________.


A) fructose and ribose
B) fructose and galactose
C) ribose and glucose
D) ribose and galactose
E) fructose and lactose

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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Sucrose is made up of glucose units only.

A) True
B) False

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Enantiomers may have very different tastes or smells.

A) True
B) False

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Galactose is a product of enzymatic hydrolysis of ________.


A) lactose
B) glucose
C) maltose
D) erythrose
E) sucrose

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Aspartame and Saccharin are two examples of ________.


A) disaccharides
B) polysaccharides
C) chlorosaccharides
D) alcohol sweeteners
E) noncarbohydrate sweeteners

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Photosynthesis uses ________ as an energy source.


A) glucose
B) carbon dioxide
C) chlorophyll
D) oxygen
E) sunlight

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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In the L- isomer of a Fischer projection of a monosaccharide,the -OH group furthest from the carbonyl is written ________.


A) on the left of the top chiral carbon
B) on the right of the top chiral carbon
C) on the left of the middle chiral carbon
D) on the left of the bottom chiral carbon
E) on the right of the bottom chiral carbon

F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

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In a disaccharide,two monosaccharides are joined by what kind of bond?


A) double
B) anomeric
C) alcohol
D) glycosidic
E) rotational

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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