FOOD CHEMISTRY
CARBOHYDRATES PROTEINS AND LIPIDS
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Question
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Which monomer matches the polymer POLYSACCHARIDE
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fatty acids and glycerol
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monosaccharide
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nucleotide
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amino acid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The monomer of polysaccharides is monosaccharides. Glucose is a monomer of many polysaccharides like cellulose, glycogen, starch.
Detailed explanation-2: -The simplest carbohydrates are called monosaccharides, or simple sugars. They are the building blocks (monomers) for the synthesis of polymers or complex carbohydrates, as will be discussed further in this section.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, a monosaccharide behaves as a monomer of carbohydrates and polysaccharides are polymers of carbohydrates.
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