Group the following carbohydrates based on their characteristics and examples: monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide. Monosaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar Disaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose Disaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose Disaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch Polysaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar
Monosaccharide: single sugar molecule, glucose. Disaccharide: formed from two monosaccharide units, table sugar. Polysaccharide: three or more sugar molecules, starch.
Mono = one, so we know that it is a single molecule, these are usually the building blocks of more complex sugars. Di = two, so we know that it is two monosaccharide units bound together, such as sugar. Poly = many, this can be three or more monosaccharide units bound together to build long-chain sugars such as starch.
