The digestion of maltose involves the:
A. addition of water molecules to maltose.
B. removal of water molecules from maltose.
C. addition of carbon dioxide molecules to maltose.
D. removal of carbon dioxide molecules from maltose.
The process of hydrolysis, or digestion, involves adding water to split molecules apart. Maltose (C12H22O11) is split into 2 glucoses (C6H12O6) when water (H20) is added. Removing water would facilitate maltose getting larger, with the addition of another glucose. This is called dehydration synthesis. Carbon dioxide is not involved in these chemical processes.