AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

ENZYMES AND METABOLISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following suffixes indicate a sugar?
A
-ase
B
-ose
C
-hydrate
D
-ol
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The suffix-ose (/oʊz, oʊs/) is used in biochemistry to form the names of sugars. This Latin suffix means “full of", “abounding in", “given to", or “like". Numerous systems exist to name specific sugars more descriptively.

Detailed explanation-2: -a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning “full of, ” “abounding in, ” “given to, ” “like”: frondose; globose; jocose; otiose; verbose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Words ending in-ose: The suffix-ose is used in biochemistry to form the names of sugars. In Latin this suffix means “full of”, “abounding in”, or “like”. Sucrose, dextrose, glucose, maltose, fructose, and lactose are all scientific names for different types of sugar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Common monosaccharides include: glucose, fructose, galactose, ribose, and deoxyribose. Notice that the name of each of these sugars ends with the suffix-ose. This suffix, -ose, means full, specifically, full of oxygen.

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