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Match the following sugars with their corresponding types

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Monosaccharide
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Disaccharides
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Oligosaccharide
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Polysaccharides
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Solution

Monosaccharides have only one carbohydrate unit.
E.g -glucose, fructose and etc.

Two monosaccharide units are attached via a glycosidic linkage to form a Disaccharide.
E.g -Sucrose (glucose+fructose), maltose(glucose+glucose) etc.

Oligosaccharides have 2-9 monosaccharide units.
E.g-Raffinose (glucose+fructose+galactose)

Polysaccharides have many saccharide units and are linked together by glycosidic bond.
E.g- Starch(300- 1000 glucose units), cellulose, etc.

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