Concepts of Biology
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Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 2, Problem 9RQ
Cellulose and starch are examples of______.
a. monosaccharides
b. disaccharides
c. lipids
d. polysaccharides
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