answersLogoWhite

0

glucose is a sugar

simple sugars like glucose are called monosaccharides

mono = one

saccharide = sugar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Starch is digested into many single units of glucose molecules so glucose is an example of a what?

Glucose is a monomer; monomers of carbohydrates are called monosaccharides.


Glucose is considered a monomer because?

Because it is a single hexagonal ring structure.


Does glucose have single or double bonds?

Glucose has single bonds between its carbon atoms.


What monosaccharide is also known as blood sugar?

simple sugars[Gk. monos, single, and sacchar, sugar], consisting of only a single sugar molecule


Glucose plus fructose forms what?

Single monosaccharide glucose molecules may join together by a condensation reaction/dehydration synthesis reaction to form a disaccharide called maltose.


Is daxtrose a polymer of glucose?

No, dextrose is glucose but it has a different 3 dimensional structure than regular glucose.


Is glucose a monomer?

Yes. You are right. Glucose is a monomer. Because it is a single molecule.


What are two larger molecules made from glucose?

Glucose+glucose=a disaccharide called "maltose" Glucose+lots more glucose=a polysaccharide called "starch"


What do you make when 2 single sugars are joined together?

When two single sugars are joined together, they form a disaccharide. Examples include sucrose (glucose + fructose), lactose (glucose + galactose), and maltose (glucose + glucose).


How many glucose monomers are there in a single starch molecule?

A single starch molecule contents few thousands glucose monomers in single molecule.


What is a single sugar molecules called?

Monosaacharides are one sugar molecules Disaacharides are two sugars Polysaacharides are 3+ sugar molecules. It is important to know the difference if you are taking biochemistry!


How many hydrogen are in a single glucose molecule?

The formula for glucose is C6H12O6, so 12 hydrogen.