Disaccharides and Their Formation

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Which type of carbohydrate is formed when two monosaccharides are bonded together?

  • Disaccharide (correct)
  • Monosaccharide
  • Polysaccharide
  • Oligosaccharide

What is the bond called in a disaccharide resulting from the reaction between the hemiacetal carbon atom -OH group of one monosaccharide and an -OH group on the other monosaccharide?

  • Ester bond
  • Glycosidic linkage (correct)
  • Phosphodiester bond
  • Peptide bond

Which disaccharide is produced whenever the polysaccharide starch breaks down, as happens in plants when seeds germinate and in human beings during starch digestion?

  • Lactose
  • Cellobiose
  • Maltose (correct)
  • Sucrose

What is malt made up of?

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Which disaccharide is a common ingredient in baby foods and is found in malted milk?

<p>Maltose (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Disaccharides are a carbohydrate in which two ______ are bonded together

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In disaccharide formation: one of the monosaccharide reactants functions as a ______, and the other functions as an ______

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Disaccharides are a carbohydrate in which two ______ are bonded together

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In disaccharide formation: one of the monosaccharide reactants functions as a ______, and the other functions as an ______

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Disaccharides are a carbohydrate in which two ______ are bonded together

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What is the bond called in a disaccharide resulting from the reaction between the hemiacetal carbon atom -OH group of one monosaccharide and an -OH group on the other monosaccharide?

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Which disaccharide is produced whenever the polysaccharide starch breaks down, as happens in plants when seeds germinate and in human beings during starch digestion?

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In disaccharide formation: one of the monosaccharide reactants functions as a ______, and the other functions as an ______

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