Which of the following sugars have the same number of carbon as present in glucose?
a. Fructose
b. Erythrose
c. Ribulose
d. Ribose
Solution:
Option (a) is the answer.
Explanation:
Among the options, it is fructose which falls in the category of monosaccharides. In fact, glucose and fructose both fall in this category, and they have 6 atoms of carbon.