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Disaccharides

Starch is a

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Starch is a

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Disaccharide

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Polysaccharide

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Monosaccharide

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B
Polysaccharide

Many sugar molecules linked together is called a polysaccharide. Starch is a polysaccharide composed of many molecules of glucose. Glucose is a monosacharise made up of carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O).

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