Question
Which of the following statements is wrong for sucrose?
It is a disaccharide
It is a non-reducing sugar
It accumulates in the cytoplasm
It is comprised of maltose and fructose
Solution
D.
It is comprised of maltose and fructose
Sucrose is a disaccharide, mainly composed of fructose and glucose. It is a non-reducing sugar because it does not have a free aldehyde or ketone group. During the transportation of sucrose from source to sink through phloem it gets accumulated in the cytoplasm of the cell, after getting hydrolysed into glucose and fructose.
