BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What suffix indicates that a chemical is a sugar?
A
-ose
B
-ase
C
-ate
D
-ite
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: –ose in American English suffix. a suffix occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin, meaning “full of, ” “ abounding in, ” “given to, ” “like” frondose. globose. jocose.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sugar molecules ending in “ose” (dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, sucrose)

Detailed explanation-4: -The suffix-ose is a clue that this molecule is a type of sugar. Some other sugars are fructose, sucrose, and lactose. Glycerol (GLISS-er-oll), also called glycerin, is a 3-carbon molecule that is chemically similar to sugar.

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