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Monosaccharides are also commonly referred to as simple sugars. They are the most basic form of carbohydrates and consist of single sugar molecules, such as glucose, fructose, and galactose. These compounds serve as the building blocks for more complex carbohydrates, like disaccharides and polysaccharides.
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What is another name for mono saccharides?
mono
Give two characteristics of each mono saccharides and polysaccharides?
Give two characteristics of each mono saccharides and polysaccharides.
Are mono saccharides found in plants or animals?
Yes they can be found. They are very common
What are the eight mono saccharides?
glucose (dextrose),fructose (levulose),galactosexyloseribose
What are the sugars under mono saccharides?
Glucose is another name for monosaccharide sugar.Monosaccharide sugar is found in honey and the juices of many fruits.
Which two functional groups are present in all mono saccharides?
galactose and fructose
What is the building block of carbohydrate?
The building block of a carbohydrate is mono saccharides.
What other form besides mono-saccharides can carbohydrates be?
carbohydrates can be a disaccharide such as sucrose or lactose as well as starches (polysacchares) which are the most commplex carbohydrate
What is the chemical reaction used to link two mono-saccharides together?
Function and structure
What term is defined as a molecule formed by bonding of two mono-saccharides?
disaccharide
WHAT carbohydrate is a monossacharide?
Mono(single)-saccharides are single sugar units. with glucose and fructose being two examples of mono-saccharides. All carbohydrates are made up of linked mono-saccharides. and it is the type quantity and the way that they are linked which defines the type of carbohydrate and how your body reacts to it.
What type of chemical reactions joins two mono saccharides?
A condensation reaction (aka dehydration synthesis).
