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Sweet, Sweet Sugar

written by: eyez2k1ss
 
Sweeten your life with this quiz on sugar -- the crystallizable material we all love!

Question 1:


Sugar, a naturally occurring nutrient that makes food taste sweet, is classified in chemistry as what?
Nucleic acid
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein

Question 2:


Before reaching consumers, table sugar undergoes special processing, which includes extraction, purifying, and crystallising. The raw material for sugar is obtained from two basic plant sources, one of which is sugar cane, and the other one is sugar what?  (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)


Question 3:


Making sugar by evaporating cane juice was developed in about 500 BC, in what country?
Greece
Egypt
India
China

Question 4:


Nowadays, sugar is used in science and manufacturing as what?
Sweetener
All of these
Bulking agent
Preservative

Question 5:


Brown sugar, a type of unrefined or partially refined soft sugar, generally has a lower caloric value than white sugar.
False
True

Question 6:


Scientists have proved that one of the health dangers, which ingesting sugar on a habitual basis involves, is the suppression of the activity of which system of the human body?
Cardiovascular system
Immune system
Sensory system
Reproductive system

Question 7:


Lactose is a type of sugar consisting of two subunits (galactose and glucose), found primarily in what food?
Fruits
Milk
Vegetables
Honey

Question 8:


Overconsumption of sugar causes hyperactivity in children, manifested by increased movement, impulsiveness, distractibility, and mood swings.
True
False

Question 9:


Sugar is important for the proper function of which of these bodily systems?
Nervous system
Endocrine system
Digestive system
Cardiovascular system

Question 10:


Apart from its culinary properties, sugar has many uses in science and manufacturing. It is used for all of the following, except one.
To increase ice cream's freezing point
To tan leather, printer inks and dyes.
To help grow penicillin.
To harden asphalt.

 
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