I have an exam that has two questions that are pretty similar and I can’t figure
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Question
I have an exam that has two questions that are pretty similar and I can’t figure out what the correct answer is for either of them!1) what is the polymer of a carbohydrate called? 2) what are the two terms for polymer carbohydrates? I have an exam that has two questions that are pretty similar and I can’t figure out what the correct answer is for either of them!
1) what is the polymer of a carbohydrate called? 2) what are the two terms for polymer carbohydrates?
1) what is the polymer of a carbohydrate called? 2) what are the two terms for polymer carbohydrates?
Explanation / Answer
1. Polymer of carbohydrate is called polysaccharides.
2. Two term for polymer carbohydrates are oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
Oligosaccharides are chain of three to nine monosaccharides and large chain of monosaccharides is called as polysaccharides.