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Arrange the following carbohydrate classes in order from the fewest to the most monosaccharide units per molecule:
Answer
Monosaccharide, Disaccharide, Oligosaccharide, Polysaccharide
Explanation
A monosaccharide contains one sugar unit, a disaccharide contains two, an oligosaccharide commonly contains three to ten, and a polysaccharide contains more than ten. **Key takeaway:** Carbohydrate classes are distinguished partly by chain length. **Glossary:** Saccharide: a sugar or carbohydrate unit.
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