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Give two characteristics of each mono saccharides and polysaccharides.
Yes they can be found. They are very common
A molecule of water (H20) is produced.
glucose (dextrose),fructose (levulose),galactosexyloseribose
Glucose is another name for monosaccharide sugar.Monosaccharide sugar is found in honey and the juices of many fruits.
The building block of a carbohydrate is mono saccharides.
galactose and fructose
Simple sugars are called monomers which is mono saccharides.The mono saccharides for carbohydrates are glucose , fructose and glactose. Carbohydrates can also be Di saccharides which is sucrose , lactose.
carbohydrates can be a disaccharide such as sucrose or lactose as well as starches (polysacchares) which are the most commplex carbohydrate
disaccharide
Function and structure