Carbohydrates are biomolecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. They are classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, or polysaccharides. Monosaccharides are simple sugars that cannot be broken down further, and include trioses, tetroses, pentoses like ribulose, and hexoses like glucose. Disaccharides are formed from two monosaccharide units bonded together, such as maltose, sucrose, and lactose. Polysaccharides are polymers of monosaccharides with many units, consisting of either homopolysaccharides like starch, glycogen, and cellulose, or heteropolysaccharides such as mucopolysaccharides. Carbohydrates serve important roles as energy sources, stores