Maltose Is a Disaccharide That Can Easily Be Digested into Glucose

question 22

Multiple Choice

Maltose is a disaccharide that can easily be digested into glucose molecules. The glycosidic linkage between glucose molecules in maltose is ________.

• A) β 1-4
• B) α 1-2
• C) α 1-4
• D) β 1-2

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

This defense mechanism involves the disguising of one's own threatening impulses by attributing them to others in an exaggerated or opposite form, as a means of coping with anxiety.

Exaggerated Emotions

Intensified feelings that are often disproportionate to the situation, sometimes due to stress, personality traits, or psychological conditions.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism involving the redirection of an impulse from a real target to a safer or substitute one.