Two sugars connected together are called disaccharides.
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water and a disaccharide
The two types of carbohydrates are simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates are referred to as fast-acting carbohydrates. Sugars are considered simple carbohydrates. Starches are considered complex carbohydrates.
Table sugar, also known as sucrose, is a disaccharide composed of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose. Therefore, table sugar itself is not a simple sugar but a combination of two simple sugars linked together.
A simple symbol for two batteries connected in series is two horizontal lines representing the batteries with a longer line on top and a shorter line below, connected by a small vertical line on the bottom.
DNA consists of two long polymers of simple units called nucleotides, with backbones made of sugars and phosphate.