Group the following carbohydrates based on their characteristics and examples: monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

A. Monosaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar

Disaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose

Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch

B. Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose

Disaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar

Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch

C. Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose

Disaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch

Polysaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar

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Donavan Jefferson

17 October, 16:07

Group the following carbohydrates based on their characteristics and examples: monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

A. Monosaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar

Disaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose

Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch

B. Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose

Disaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar

Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch

C. Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose

Disaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch

Polysaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar

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Lesly Edwards · Answer 1

The classification of the sugars lie on the prefixes used before the word "saccharide". Mono means one therefore the sugar is simple. Di means two and the sugars in this category are formed from two monosaccharide units. Polysaccharides are formed from three or more molecules of simple sugars. The answer is letter B.