QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Positive control
Indicates whether the experimental system is working properly.
Negative control
Indicates if some external factor is giving a false positive result.
Monosaccharides
Simple sugars such as glucose, fructose, and galactose.
Disaccharides
Two monosaccharides covalently linked.
Oligosaccharides
A few monosaccharides covalently linked.
Polysaccharides
Polymers consisting of chains of monosaccharide or disaccharide units.
Ketoses
Monosaccharides like fructose with a keto group, usually at C2.
Aldoses