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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.SL.TZ2.8
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 8 Adapted from N/A

Question

What is the difference between galactose and lactose?

A. Lactose is a disaccharide and galactose is a monosaccharide.
B. Lactose is the product of anaerobic respiration in humans and galactose is the product of anaerobic respiration in yeast.
C. Lactose is an enzyme and galactose is a hormone.
D. Galactose is a sugar found in milk but lactose is not found in milk.

Markscheme

A

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 2: Molecular biology » 2.3 Carbohydrates and lipids
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