Chapter 4 Practice Quiz

1.) A condensation reaction fuses two monosaccharides together to create a disaccharide and molecule of water. A hydrolysis reaction splits a disaccharide into two monosaccharides by taking the molecule of water.

2.) Starch is storage of glucose in the body, whiles glycogen is storage of glucose in plants. Fibers are also polysaccharides, but cannot be digested in the stomach and do not yield as much energy.

3.) Disaccharides include sucrose, maltose, and lactose. (c) (mistake I made: starch, glycogen, and fiber; those are polysaccharides)

4.) The making of a disaccharide from two monosaccharides is an example of condensation. (c)

5.) The significant difference between starch and cellulose is that digestive enzymes can break the bonds in starch, but not in cellulose. (d) (mistake: mistook cellulose for glycogen; cellulose is a type of dietary fiber)