Simple Carbohydrates
This depends on how a sugar molecule "fits" with taste buds.
What is sweetness?
An example of a complex carbohydrate is.
Bread, pasta, etc...
The process where sugar is "freed" for use in the body.
What is hydrolysis?
When glucose enters your body it is called this.
What is blood sugar?
Your body uses carbohydrates for this.
What is energy?
An example of a simple carbohydrate is.
What is glucose, fructose, lactose etc...?
The branched structure of starch is called.
amylopectin
Fructose is the sweetest sugar. True or False.
True
Insufficient production of this hormone causes diabetes.
What is insulin?
These are the three elements that make up a carbohydrate. Remember, two of them are combined to come up with the name carbohydrate.
What are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen?
Disaccharides are simple carbohydrates. True or false?
True!
Polysaccharides contain just two molecules. True or False
False
Apple juice will test positive in _____________ test.
What is a Benedict's?
Carbohydrates help supply your body with this.
What is energy?
Young peas taste sweeter than mature peas because they have more of these.
Simple carbohydrates.
The sugar found in milk is called.
When complex carbohydrates enter your body and can't go to your liver, blood or muscles, they become this.
What is fat?
Potatoes will test positive in ___________ test.
What is an Iodine?
Insulin from your pancreas takes excess glucose and converts it into this, so it can be used later to give your body energy.
What is glycogen?
Putting a plant under a large tree will affect its production of glucose. True or false.
True
When combined, glucose and fructose make this molecule.
What is sucrose?
Complex carbohydrates provide a quick boost of energy compares to simple carbohydrates. True or False?
False
Table sugar that is typically added to coffee has this chemical name.
What is sucrose?
Simple carbohydrates travel directly into your blood and can be used almost immediately for energy. True or False
True
Photosynthesis produces oxygen and this.
What is glucose?