More complex carbohydrates occur in nature when 2 or more simple sugars are linked altogether. In nature, the linkages are _________ linkages, that’s, acetal or ketal bonds involving the anomeric carbon of just one of the monosaccharides involved. These bonds are called _________ linkages.$

• A. Glycosidic
• B. Optical
• C. Muto
• D. Hydrosilic