Question

Figure 5.1
-Which of the following descriptors is true of the molecule shown in Figure 5.1?
A) hexose 
B) fructose 
C) glucose 
D) hexose and fructose only 
E) hexose and glucose only

Accepted Answer

The molecule is a hexose because it contains six carbon atoms, and it is glucose specifically based on its structural arrangement.

Figure 5.1-Which of the following descriptors is true of the molecule shown in Figure 5.1?

Figure 5.1
-Which of the following descriptors is true of the molecule shown in Figure 5.1?