Table of contents

1. Introduction to Biochemistry4h 34m
2. Water3h 23m
3. Amino Acids8h 10m
4. Protein Structure10h 4m
5. Protein Techniques14h 5m
6. Enzymes and Enzyme Kinetics13h 38m
7. Enzyme Inhibition and Regulation 8h 42m
8. Protein Function 9h 41m
9. Carbohydrates7h 49m
10. Lipids5h 49m
11. Biological Membranes and Transport 6h 37m
12. Biosignaling9h 45m
Review 1: Nucleic Acids, Lipids, & Membranes2h 47m
Review 2: Biosignaling, Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, & PP-Pathway3h 12m
Review 3: Pyruvate & Fatty Acid Oxidation, Citric Acid Cycle, & Glycogen Metabolism2h 26m
Review 4: Amino Acid Oxidation, Oxidative Phosphorylation, & Photophosphorylation1h 48m

1. Introduction to Biochemistry

Carbohydrates

Biochemistry

1. Introduction to Biochemistry

Carbohydrates

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a simple carbohydrate?

Starch

Glucose

Cellulose

Glycogen

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Understand the classification of carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are divided into simple and complex types. Simple carbohydrates are monosaccharides or disaccharides, while complex carbohydrates are polysaccharides.

Identify the examples provided in the question: Starch, Glucose, Cellulose, and Glycogen. Determine whether each is a simple or complex carbohydrate based on its structure.

Recall that simple carbohydrates, such as glucose, are monosaccharides (single sugar units) or disaccharides (two sugar units). Glucose is a monosaccharide with the molecular formula

C_{6} H_{12} O_{6}

Analyze the other options: Starch, Cellulose, and Glycogen are polysaccharides, meaning they are complex carbohydrates composed of long chains of monosaccharides. These are not simple carbohydrates.

Conclude that glucose is the correct answer because it is a simple carbohydrate (monosaccharide), while the other options are complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides).