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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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A carbohydrate composed of three to ten sugar molecules is called a(n) :
Options
A disaccharide
B oligosaccharide
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C polysaccharide
D monosaccharide
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Oligosaccharides are carbohydrates composed of 3 to 10 monosaccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. Disaccharides have 2 units, and polysaccharides have more than 10.

Hint

What are carbohydrates with 3-10 sugar units called?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1582 of 1999
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