Q: What do you call the carbohydrate formed when two monosaccharides bond together?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

If two monosaccharides bond together, they form a carbohydrate called a disaccharide . An example of a disaccharide is sucrose (table sugar), which consists of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose ( Figure above ). Monosaccharides and disaccharides are also called simple sugars . They provide the major source of energy to living cells.

 Choices:

- calcite

- glucose

- hydroxyl

- disaccharide


A:
disaccharide