Refer to the Figure Below Showing the Structure of Sucrose

question 136

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure below showing the structure of sucrose. How would sucrose be expected to differ from the monosaccharide glucose?

• A) Sucrose would not be able to form hydrogen bonds, whereas glucose would participate in hydrogen bonding.
• B) In sucrose the alpha and beta ring forms would not interconvert at carbon 1 of the glucose unit, whereas they would interconvert at carbon 1 in glucose.
• C) Sucrose would not provide a source of energy for a cell, whereas glucose would provide a source of energy.
• D) Sucrose would not be soluble in water, whereas glucose would be soluble in water.
• E) The carbon atoms in sucrose would not be used as building blocks for other molecules in the cell, whereas the carbon atoms in glucose would serve as cellular building blocks.

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