AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sucrose is simply the chemical name for sugar, the simple carbohydrate we know and love that is produced naturally in all plants, including fruits, vegetables and even nuts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose is the most common sugar in plants, and is the form in which carbohydrates are transported from one plant organ to another. If you have a polymer of glucose, this compound would be a glucan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sucrose is the most common type of sugar. Often called “table sugar, ” it’s a naturally occurring carbohydrate found in many fruits and plants. Table sugar is usually extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Table sugar (sucrose) comes from plant sources. Two important sugar crops predominate: sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and sugar beets (Beta vulgaris), in which sugar can account for 12% to 20% of the plant’s dry weight.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plants use the energy of the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into a sugar called glucose. Glucose is used by plants for energy and to make other substances like cellulose and starch.