NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
Question
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A monosaccharide is a
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carbohydrate
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lipid
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nucleic acid
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protein
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -monosaccharide, also called simple sugar, any of the basic compounds that serve as the building blocks of carbohydrates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Monosaccharides are the simplest carbohydrates; they conform to the general chemical formula (CH2O)x and are termed simple sugars. The most commonly occurring monosaccharides contain three to six carbon atoms in an unbranched single-bonded chain.
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