Carbohydrates Have Which One of the Following Characteristics

question 28

Multiple Choice

Carbohydrates have which one of the following characteristics?

• A) They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
• B) They release energy when their peptide bonds are broken.
• C) They are indigestible by most organisms.
• D) They contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of 1-2-1.
• E) They are able to store and transmit genetic information.

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Definitions:

Law of Demand

The economic principle stating that as the price of a good decreases, consumer demand for that good will increase, and vice versa, holding everything else constant.

Quantity Demanded

The amount of a good consumers are willing and able to buy per period at a particular price, as reflected by a point on a demand curve.

Real Income

Income measured in terms of the goods and services it can buy; real income changes when the price changes.

Law of Demand

A principle stating that, all else being equal, as the price of a good or service decreases, consumer demand for it will increase, and vice versa.