Question

1 — structure and function of carbohydrates
learning objective: identify the chemical structure and function of simple and
complex carbohydrates

which of the following is a disaccharide?

a.) fructose

b.) glucose

c.) galactose

d.) maltose

Explanation:

To determine the disaccharide, we recall: Monosaccharides (like fructose, glucose, galactose) are single sugar units. Disaccharides are formed by two monosaccharides. Maltose is glucose + glucose (a disaccharide). Fructose, glucose, galactose are monosaccharides.

Answer:

d.) Maltose