BIOLOGY
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
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What word describes two monomers of a carbohydrate bonded together?
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Monosaccharide
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Disaccharide
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Trisaccharide
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Polysaccharide
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Disaccharides. Disaccharides (di-= “two”) form when two monosaccharides join together via a dehydration reaction, also known as a condensation reaction or dehydration synthesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most common disaccharide is sucrose, or table sugar, which is composed of the monomers glucose and fructose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Disaccharides are composed of two monosaccharide units linked together by a glycosidic bond. The most common glycosidic bonds connecting monosaccharide units are O-glycosidic bonds in which the oxygen from a hydroxyl group becomes linked to the carbonyl carbon.
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