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Galactose is an important monosaccharide found in many disaccharides and polysaccharides Galactose can form longer chain carbohydrates. In addition to lactose, human milk contains short chains of alternating glucose and galactose units. A carbohydrate with 2-10 sugar units is considered to be: A) monosaccharide B) disaccharide C) oligosaccharide D) decasaccharide E) polysaccharide

          Galactose is an important monosaccharide found in many disaccharides and polysaccharides

Galactose can form longer chain carbohydrates. In addition to lactose, human milk contains short chains of alternating glucose and galactose units. A carbohydrate with 2-10 sugar units is considered to be:
A) monosaccharide
B) disaccharide
C) oligosaccharide
D) decasaccharide
E) polysaccharide

Galactose is an important monosaccharide found in many disaccharides and polysaccharides

Galactose can form longer chain carbohydrates. In addition to lactose, human milk contains short chains of alternating glucose and galactose units. A carbohydrate with 2-10 sugar units is considered to be:
A) monosaccharide
B) disaccharide
C) oligosaccharide
D) decasaccharide
E) polysaccharide

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Biology

Mary Ann Clark, Jung Choi, Matthew… 2nd Edition

Chapter 3

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Solved by Expert Ronald Prasad

02/27/2024

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A disaccharide has two sugar units, so option B is also incorrect. A decasaccharide has ten sugar units, but the question states the carbohydrate has 2-10 sugar units, so it could be less than ten. Show more…

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