Respuesta :

B. pentose

pent = five

hex = six

tetra = four

tri = three

so the answer is pentose because it has 5 carbons

Answer: The correct answer is Pentose.

The number of carbon atoms present in the given carbohydrates are as follows-

  • Hexose is a carbohydrate with six carbon atoms.
  • Pentose has five carbon atoms.
  • Tetrose has four carbon atoms.
  • Triose has three carbon atoms.

Thus, a carbohydrate with five carbon atoms is called as Pentose.

Example- Ribose sugar

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