BIOLOGY
CARBOHYDRATES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Complex carbohydrates: These are also called starches. Starches include grain products, such as bread, crackers, pasta, and rice. As with simple sugars, some complex carbohydrate foods are better choices than others.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complex carbohydrates, also known as polysaccharides, are starches formed by longer saccharide chains, which means they take longer to break down. Chemically, they usually comprise of three or more linked sugars.
Detailed explanation-3: -Complex Carbohydrates or polysaccharides contain longer chains of sugar (starches) and non-digestible fiber. Because of this they are harder to digest and take longer to raise blood sugar.
Detailed explanation-4: -Complex carbohydrates are polymers of the simple sugars. In other words, the complex carbohydrates are long chains of simple sugar units bonded together (for this reason the complex carbohydrates are often referred to as polysaccharides).