When all the monosaccharides in a polysaccharide are the same type the polysaccharide is called a homopolysaccharide , but when more than one type of monosaccharide is present they are called heteropolysaccharides .

When all the constituent monosaccharides are of the same type they are termed homopolysaccharides ; when more than one type of monosaccharide is present they are termed heteropolysaccharides .
