Lactose, a Sugar in Milk, Is Composed of One Glucose

question 87

Multiple Choice

Lactose, a sugar in milk, is composed of one glucose molecule joined by a glycosidic linkage to one galactose molecule. How is lactose classified?

• A) as a pentose
• B) as a hexose
• C) as a monosaccharide
• D) as a disaccharide
• E) as a polysaccharide

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