BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It is commonly known as table sugar.
A
sucrose
B
glucose
C
lactose
D
fructose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Sucrose. White sugar, also called table sugar, granulated sugar, or regular sugar, is a commonly used type of sugar, made either of beet sugar or cane sugar, which has undergone a refining process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sucrose is a disaccharide made of glucose and fructose. It’s commonly known as “table sugar” but it can be found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and nuts. However, it’s also produced commercially from sugar cane and sugar beets through a refinement process.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common disaccharide is sucrose, which is also known as table sugar and made up of a glucose and fructose molecule.

Detailed explanation-4: -The scientific name for table sugar is sucrose. Sucrose is made up of one glucose and one fructose molecule, making it 50-50 glucose and fructose. The sucrose that makes up the table sugar we know is extracted from the sugar cane plant-see our resource Where Does Sugar Come From for more info.

Detailed explanation-5: -Table sugar, also known as granulated sugar, is what comes to mind when most people think of sugar. It’s made from sugar cane and sugar beets. Chemically speaking, table sugar is sucrose, a disaccharide that is a 50-50 mixture of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose.

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