MCQ on Lecture (1)
Written Questions
1. Enumerate three functions of carbohydrates?
2. Enumerate two functions of fructose, mannose, fructose, galactose?
3. Classify monosaccharides according to active group ?
MCQ Notes on Lecture 1
1. Oligosaccharides are formed of 3-10 monosaccharide units.
2. Monosaccharides is simplest sugar , contain only one sugar units , can not be
hydrolyzed
3. Aldotriose → glyceraldehyde , while ketotriose → dihydroxyacetone
4. Aldo-pentose → ribose , while keto-pentose →ribulose
5. Most common monosaccharides Aldohexose →glucose, galactose , mannose ,
while ketohexose → fructose
6. Glucose is dextrose , grape sugar
7. Pentulose = ribulose
8. Hexulose = fructose
9. Monosaccharides: general formula CnH2nOn = (CH2O)n
10. Brain and erythrocyte depend mainly on glucose
11. Blood level of glucose is 70-110 mg/dl
12. Ingested carbohydrate is absorped in the form of glucose
13. Mannose enter in structure of glycoprotein and amino sugar acid
14. Fructose is levulose , fruit sugar
15. Fructose present in semen , source of energy for sperm
16. Ribose and ribulose enter in structure of nucleic acid , ATP , coenzymes (as NAD)
17. Fructose enters in structure of sucrose & inulin
18. Sugar present in RNA is ribose, but in DNA is deoxyribose
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19. An example of a pentose sugar is ribose.
20. One of the components of seminal fluid is levulose.
21. Example of ketoses not include mannose.
22. Spermatozoa in seminal fluid utilize fructose for metabolism.
23. The carbohydrate commonly known as dextrose is D-glucose.
24. The carbohydrate found in DNA is deoxyribose.
25. Glycan hydrolysis produces more than 10 molecules of monosaccharides.
26. An example of an aldose sugar is glyceraldehyde.
27. An example of a triose sugar is glyceraldehyde.
28. The functional group of glucose is aldehyde.
29. Ribulose is a ketopentose.
MCQ Lecture (1)
1. What sugar is pentose?
a) Erythrose
b) Dihydroxyacetone D
c) Glucose-6
d) Ribulose e) Mannose
2. A 50-years old female patient presented with fatigue, urination and weight
loss for the last two weeks. She was diagnosed as diabetic and asked to do
fasting and postprandial blood glucose tests. What is fasting level of normal
blood glucose?
a) 70-110 mg/dl A
b) 140-200 mg/dl
c) 110-140 mg/dl
d) 110-200 mg/dl
e) 50-70 mg/dl
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3. The triose sugar is:
a. Glyceraldhyde
b. Xylose
A
c. Dihydoxyacetone
d. Ribulose
e. Erythrulose
4. Ingested carbohydrates are absorbed in the form of:
a) lactose.
b) starch.
E
c) sucrose.
d) maltose.
e) glucose.
5. An example of pentose sugar is:
a) mannose.
b) glycerose.
C
c) ribose.
d) erythrose.
e) Fructose.
6. One of the following is a component of the seminal fluid:
a) Dextrose
b) Levulose B
c) Mannose
d) Ribose
7. All of the following are ketoses except:
a) Erythrulose
b) Fructose C
c) Mannose
d) Dihydroxyacetone
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8. Spermatozoa in seminal fluid utilizes the following sugar for its metabolism:
a) Galactose
b) Glucose D
c) Sucrose
d) Fructose
9. Carbohydrate, commonly known as dextrose is:
a) Dextrin
b) D-fructose C
c) D-glucose
d) Glycogen
10. Carbohydrate found in DNA is:
a) Ribose
b) Deoxyribose B
c) Ribulose
d) All of the above
11. The general formula for mono-saccharides is:
a) (CHO)n
b) (CH2O)n B
c) (C2HO)n
d) Non of the above
12. A monosaccharide commonly known as levulose is:
a) galactose
b) glucose C
c) fructose
d) Mannose
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13. Glycan hydrolysis ……. molecules of monosaccharides
a) 10
b) 2 D
c) 3-10
d) more than 10
14. An example of aldose sugar is:
a) Glyceraldehyde
b) Ribulose A
c) Erythrulose
d) Dihydoxyacetone
15. An example of triose sugar is:
a) Glyceraldehyde
b) Ribose A
c) Erythrulose
d) Fructose
16. The functional group of glucose is:
a) Ketone
b) Aldehyde B
c) Alcohol
d) None of the above
17. Ribulose is:
a) Ketotetrose
b) Aldotetrose C
c) Ketopentose
d) Aldopentose
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