NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Potatoes are example of which type of carbohydrates?
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Oligosaccharide
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Polysaccharide
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Monosaccharide
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Disaccharide
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Starch. Starch is a complex carbohydrate that is made by plants to store energy. For example, the potatoes pictured below are packed full of starches that consist mainly of repeating units of glucose and other simple sugars.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrate. The starch content of a potato can be highly variable. In general terms fresh potatoes contain 20% dry matter (DM) of which 60–80% is starch, with 70–80% of this starch as amylopectin [23]. This variability is primarily the result of genotype and growing environment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polysaccharides– Starch, glycogen, and cellulose are examples of polysaccharides.
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