Sucrose sugar is considered as:
Correct answer: B. Disaccharide
- A. Monosaccharide
- B. Disaccharide
- C. Polysaccharide
- D. All of the above
Explanation
Sucrose is classified as a disaccharide because it is composed of two monosaccharide units: glucose and fructose. Disaccharides are a specific type of oligosaccharide, which typically include sugars that consist of a small number of monosaccharide units. Monosaccharides, such as glucose and fructose, are single sugar molecules, unlike sucrose. Polysaccharides, such as starch, consist of long chains of monosaccharides, which is not the case for sucrose. Therefore, the correct classification for sucrose is a disaccharide.
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