Sucrose is used by plants to transport energy. This is because
A) sucrose is less likely to be metabolised during transport.
B) fructose is sweeter than glucose and so provides more energy than glucose when broken down.
C) the disaccharide sucrose is more reactive than the monosaccharide glucose.
D) sucrose contains fructose and glucose and so more energy is transported by the disaccharide than by a monosaccharide.
E) sucrose is more soluble in plant sap then glucose, and so more readily transported.F. accepting OH- ions as pH falls and releasing H+ ions as pH rises.
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