End of Topic Test - Carbohydrates & Lipids

Test yourself on End of Topic Test - Carbohydrates & Lipids

• Hydrolysis means "breaking using water'.
  
  Is this statement true or false?

• Why must polymers in food be hydrolysed in the body?

• "Alpha and beta glucose have different molecular formulae but their atoms are arranged in the same way."
  
  Is this statement true or false?

• Where is lactose found?

• Benedict's reagent is added to a sugar solution. There is no change and a blue solution is observed. After boiling in HCl and neutralising with sodium hydrogen carbonate, more Benedict's reagent is added. An orange/red precipitate is formed.
  
  What can be concluded from these experiments?