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what are the monomers of carbohydrates called? polysaccharide oligosacc…

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what are the monomers of carbohydrates called? polysaccharide oligosaccharides monosaccharides

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

To determine the monomers of carbohydrates, we recall biological concepts: Monomers are the basic building blocks of polymers. Carbohydrates' monomers are monosaccharides (e.g., glucose). Polysaccharides are polymers (long chains), and oligosaccharides are short chains of sugars (not monomers).

Answer:

monosaccharides (the option labeled "monosaccharides")