BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Different types of sugars all end in the suffix ____
A
ly
B
itis
C
ose
D
ion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Sugar molecules ending in “ose” (dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, sucrose)

Detailed explanation-3: -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. The names of most all sugars will end with this suffix.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Simple carbohydrates, such as glucose, lactose, or dextrose, end with an “-ose.” Simple carbohydrates can be classified based on the number of carbon atoms in the molecule, as with triose (three carbons), pentose (five carbons), or hexose (six carbons).

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