Monosaccharides

Q. Choose the simplest aldehyde and ketone carbohydrate pair.

1. glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
2. ribose and ribulose
3. erythrose and erythrulose
4. glucose and fructose

Q. Which of the following carbohydrates is found inside the nucleus of a cell?

1. monosaccharides
2. disaccharides
3. oligosaccharides
4. polysaccharides

Q. Which of the following carbohydrates is a triose?

1. Glucose
2. Ribose
3. Ribulose
4. Glyceraldehyde

Q. Pentoses and hexoses are the most common:

1. Disaccharides
2. Monosaccharides
3. Oligosaccharides
4. Polysaccharides

Q.

Choose the sugars arranged in the ascending order of the number of carbon atoms they possess.

1. Hexose, Pentose, Tetrose, Triose

2. Tetrose, Hexose, Triose, Pentose

3. Triose, Pentose, Tetrose, Hexose

4. Triose, Tetrose, Pentose, Hexose

Q.

Which of these statements is NOT true about glucose?

1. The energy released from glucose is used to produce ATP during respiration

2. Glucose is stored as glycogen in plants and as starch in humans

3. It is an aldose sugar

4. It is present in both D and L forms