If a carbohydrate polymer is limited to two monomer units, such as sucrose made from glucose and fructose, it is called

A. an oligosaccharide.
B. a complex carbohydrate.
C. a disaccharide.
D. a polysaccharide.
E. a monosaccharide.


C. a disaccharide.

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