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32. Sucrose is made of one glucose molecule and one fructose molecule. This means sucrose is a:

a. Monosaccharide
c. Polysaccharide
b. Disaccharide
d. Oligosaccharide

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Answer:

b. Disaccharide

Step-by-step explanation:

Definition of a is disaccharide "any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues".

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Answer:

The answer is Disaccharide

Step-by-step explanation:

Sucrose is common sugar. It is a disaccharide, a molecule composed of two monosaccharides: glucose and fructose. Sucrose is produced naturally in plants, from which table sugar is refined. It has the molecular formula C12H22O11.

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