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Monosaccharides are simple sugars that cannot be broken down into smaller sugar units, whereas polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates formed by linking multiple monosaccharide units. You can distinguish between the two by analyzing the molecular structure of the substance and looking for the presence of multiple sugar units in a chain for polysaccharides.

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