The body organ that synthesizes lactose is the:

a. liver.
b. breast.
c. kidney.
d. pancreas.


B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Glucose is

a. also known as levulose. b. less sweet than sucrose. c. half as sweet as maltose. d. equally as sweet as sucrose.

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