Carbohydrates are chiral or "handed" biomolecules.What does the term chiral describe?
A) a molecule that has a mirror image
B) a molecule that can be superimposed on its mirror image
C) a molecule that exists in two nonsuperimposable mirror image forms
D) a molecule that can be digested by the body
E) a molecule that may be synthesized by the body
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Q1: Which of the following statements concerning carbohydrates
Q2: Monosaccharides are structurally defined as which of
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Q8: What two monosaccharides combine to form sucrose?
A)glucose
Q9: What product is formed when the monosaccharide
Q10: Starch is composed of which two polysaccharides?
A)chitin
Q11: Which of the following statements concerning stereochemistry
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