Nutrition Chapter 4 Reading Questions

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Match the following descriptions with the correct polysacchraide

A long, straight chain of glucose units (Amylose) A highly branched chain of glucose units (Amylopectin)

Soluble Fibers: dissolve or swell in water, do not readily dissolve in water, are metabolized by intestinal bacteria.

Dissolves or swells in water, Are metabolized by intestinal bacteria

Fructose is known as fruit sugar or ____.

Levulose

Where is Glucose stored in the body? Liver, Blood, Brain, Heart

Liver

What is produced when starch is broken down to just two glucose molecules bonded together? Lactose, Fructose, Maltose, Sucrose.

Maltose

What are some natural food sources of sucrose? Maple Sugar, Sugar Beets, Breakdown of Starches, Milk.

Maple Syrap and Sugar Beets

Lactose can be found in which animal products? Meat, Milk, Eggs.

Milk

What is a major food source of lactose? Fat, Milk, Bread, Fruit.

Milk

Place the hyphen correctly in the word "monosaccharide" the indicate the prefix and the word stem.

Mono-saccharide

Which of the following is a type of simple sugar? Monosaccharide, Polysaccharide, Fiber, Starch.

Monosaccharide

Is milk a natural source of sucrose?

No

Both Starch and Glycogen contain hundreds of glucose molecules bound together and are thus types of _____.

Polysaccharides

Both sugars and sugar alcohols provide: sweetness, promote cavities, are 4Kcals per gram.

Sweetness

The body is able to convert fructose into glucose or: Fat, Glycogen, Protien, Amino Acids.

Fat

Glycogen is a branched structure comprised of many ____ units bonded together. Amino Acid, Glucose, Galactose, Fructose

Fructose

Sucrose is made up of two monosacchraides: Glucose and ____.

Fructose

Which two monosaccharides are components of milk sugar? Glucose, Lactose, Fructose, Galactose.

Galactose, Glucose

Name the major monosaccharide found in the body.

Glucose

The monosaccharide that serves as the basic unit for all carbohydrate structures is____.

Glucose

Human breastmilk contains which monosaccharides? Glucose, Galactose, Fructose, Maltose.

Glucose and Galactose

Which of the following are monosaccharides? Glucose, Sucrose, Galactose, Fructose.

Glucose, Galactose, Fructose

Aspertame is an alternative sweetner made of two _____ acids (phenylalanine and asparctic acid) and methenol.

Amino

Which of the following groups of polysaccharides are forms of starch? Cellulose and Hemicelluloses, Pectins and Gums, Amylose and Amylopectin, Mucilages and Lignins

Amylose and Amylopectin

Which of the following artificail sweetners are currently available in the food supply in the U.S.? Aspertame, cyclamate, neotame, acesulfame-K.

Aspertame, Neotame, Acesulfame-K

What is another name for polysaccharides? Starch, Soluble Fiber, Complex Carbohydrates, Simple Carbohydrates

Complex Carbohydrates

In which food catagory is galactose typically found? Dairy, Fruit, Grains, Meat

Dairy

Which of the following is another term for glucose? Dextrose, Sucrose, Carbohydrate, Table Sugar.

Dextrose

Place the hyphen correctly in the word "disacchide" to indicate the prefix and the word stem.

Di-saccharide

True of False: Dietary Fiber includes indigestible plant and animal materials .

False

Symptoms that include irritability, restlessness, shaking, sweating and confusion are often observed during periods of low blood sugar called ____.

Hypoglycemia

Which of the following statements about fiber are true? It is a complex carbohydrate, a substance found in plants, adds bulk to feces, can be digested by human enzymes

It is a complex carbohydrate, a substance found in plants, adds bulk to feces.

The common name for the chemical in Stevia leaves that makes them sweet is called ____.

Rebiana

What does the term starch mean? A six carbon monosaccharide that usually exists in ring form, The storage form of carbohydrates in plants, Substances in plant foods not digested by the processes that take place in the stomach or small intestine, a simple form of a carbohydrate.

The storage form of carbohydrates in plants


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