Match the Following. -Polysaccharide

question 6

Multiple Choice

Match the following.
-polysaccharide

• A)isomers of cyclic sugars that differ in the position of the hydroxyl group at the hemiacetal carbon atom
• B)an aldopentose that is a component of nucleic acids
• C)a monosaccharide that is sweeter than sucrose and found in honey and fruits
• D)a monosaccharide that functions as the transport form of carbohydrates in blood
• E)stereoisomers that are not mirror images of each other
• F)a carbohydrate that yields two monosaccharides upon hydrolysis
• G)a disaccharide composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose
• H)a carbohydrate that can be oxidized to produce an acid molecule or its corresponding anion
• I)a very highly branched polysaccharide composed of glucose units
• J)a carbohydrate composed of a large number of monosaccharides chemically combined
• K)mirror-image forms of chiral molecules
• L)a disaccharide composed of one molecule of glucose and one molecule of fructose
• M)a disaccharide composed of two molecules of glucose
• N)a monosaccharide which is a component of milk sugar
• O)a polysaccharide composed of glucose units joined by β-1,4 linkages
• P)a component of starch composed of glucose units joined by a-1,4 linkages

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Definitions:

Geometric Isomerism

Form of stereoisomerism in which molecules with the same structural formula but different spatial orientations of substituents around a double bond or ring structure are described.

Alkenes

Hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond, part of the unsaturated compounds class, which are involved in a variety of chemical reactions.

4-Ethylhept-1-Ene

A hydrocarbon molecule, which is an example of an alkene with a seven-carbon chain and an ethyl group at the fourth carbon.

Alkene

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, characterized by the prefix 'ene'.