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Which of the following carbohydrates is a triose?

A
Glucose
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Ribose
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C
Ribulose
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D
Glyceraldehyde
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Solution

The correct option is D Glyceraldehyde
A three carbon monosaccharide is called as triose. Glyceraldehyde is a triose sugar.
Glucose is made up of six carbon atoms. It is a hexose sugar.
Ribose and ribulose consist of five carbon atoms and both of them are pentose sugars.

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