Carbohydrates are used by the body for energy and structural support in cell walls of plants and exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans. They are made of smaller subunits called monosaccharides. Monosaccharides have <u>carbon</u>, <u>hydrogen</u>, and <u>oxygen</u> in a 1:2:1 ratio.
Difinition of disaccharides: any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.
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Short carbohydrate chains are called <u>oligosaccharides</u> and contain 3 to 10 sugar molecules. Long carbohydrate chains can contain hundreds or even thousands of monosaccharide units. molecule of <u>glucose</u> and one molecule of <u>fructose</u> joined together.
