BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are often called complex carbohydrates?
A
Monosaccharides
B
Disaccharides
C
Oligosaccharides
D
Polysaccharides
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many complex carbohydrates are unsubstituted at their reducing ends and are referred to as polysaccharides; examples include the oligosaccharides of milk, the cellulose of plant cell walls, and storage forms such as starch and glycogen.

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: These are also called starches. Starches include grain products, such as bread, crackers, pasta, and rice.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polysaccharides are also referred to as complex carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates that are found in living things include starch, glycogen, cellulose, and chitin.

Detailed explanation-5: -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).

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