Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

A monosaccharide is the simplest carbohydrate and cannot be hydrolyzed to produce a smaller carbohydrate molecule. Disaccharides contain two monosaccharide units, and polysaccharides contain many monosaccharide units.


Q: A monosaccharide is the simplest carbohydrate and cannot be hydrolyzed to produce a smaller what?


A:
carbohydrate molecule