Complex carbohydrates:
a. include both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar units.
b. are known as the monosaccharides and disaccharides
c. are long chains of sugar units arranged to form starch or fiber.
d. contain calcium, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
e. are small molecules containing six carbon atoms.
Answer: c. are long chains of sugar units arranged to form starch or fiber.
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a. Adult males b. Elderly adults c. Adult females d. Business owners e. Farming families
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