BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Monosaccharides and disaccharides are also known as ____ ?
A
polymers
B
simple sugars
C
complex carbohydrates
D
starches
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Simple sugars contain one or two sugar molecules. A carbohydrate with one sugar molecule is called a monosaccharide, whereas one with two sugar molecules bonded together is a disaccharide.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monosaccharides (from Greek monos: single, sacchar: sugar), also called simple sugars, are the simplest forms of sugar and the most basic units (monomers) from which all carbohydrates are built. (though not all molecules with this formula are monosaccharides).

Detailed explanation-3: -Monosaccharide is the simplest carbohydrates; they conform to the general chemical formula (CH2O)x and are termed simple sugars. Disaccharide. Disaccharide, also called double sugar, any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple sugars (monosaccharide) linked to each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monosaccharides are also called simple sugars since they are the most fundamental type of sugar. The term table sugar or granulated sugar actually refers to sucrose, which is a disaccharide made of two monosaccharides-glucose and fructose.

Detailed explanation-5: -A disaccharide (also called a double sugar or biose) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are joined by glycosidic linkage. Like monosaccharides, disaccharides are simple sugars soluble in water.

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