A food scientist has chemically analyzed a food item to determine its ingredients. One of the ingredients was a complex chemical that consisted of hundreds of glucose molecules bonded together. When the scientist tested the complex chemical, she discovered it could be digested by humans. Based on this information, the complex chemical was a form of _____.

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The complex chemical consisting of hundreds of glucose molecules bonded together is most likely a form of starch, which can be digested by humans. Fiber, including cellulose, cannot be digested by humans. Sucrose is a disaccharide, consisting of glucose and fructose molecules bonded together, rather than a complex chemical made up of hundreds of glucose molecules.

A Food Scientist Has Chemically Analyzed a Food Item to Determine