NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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A single unit of sugar is referred to as:
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Monosaccharide
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Monocarbohydrate
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Mononutrient
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Monopolymer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Mono is derived from the Greek word for one. In chemistry, it often means containing only one, so the term monosaccharide means one saccharide or one sugar, indicating that it is a molecule composed of only one sugar unit and not of two or more sugar units joined together).
Detailed explanation-2: -Monosaccharides consist of a single sugar. Examples include glucose and fructose. Depending on the number of carbon atoms, the carbohydrate may be a triose, tetrose, pentose or hexose. Disaccharides contain two sugar units.
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