Q1. Why does glucose rarely exist in nature? Wouldn't it have less entropy in a ring form as more bonds are forming? Also glucose technically doesn't have a carbonyl functional group then because it is broken when the ring structure is formed? Is it a random chance that either alpha or beta glucose is formed?

Q2. Which child is most expected to be the tallest? Kristin, who has a tall father and a short mother Megan, who has a short father and a tall mother Kara, who has a tall mother and a tall father It is difficult to find out which will be tallest since heredity plays only a small role in determining a child's height.