GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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amino acids
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nucleotides
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simple sugars (glucose)
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fatty acids
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Detailed explanation-1: -A monosaccharide is the monomer that makes up a polysaccharide. In short-Monomer is a general term, while monosaccharide is a specific term for the monomer that makes up a carbohydrate. A monosaccharide is a single sugar molecule. This includes glucose, fructose, and galactose.
Detailed explanation-2: -MONOSACCHARIDES. The monosaccharides (mono = one, saccharide = sugar) are the basic subunits of carbohydrates. They contain from 3 to 7 carbons and have the general formula of (CH2O)n where n ranges from 3 to 7 (5 or 6 being the most common).
Detailed explanation-3: -From the given choices, glucose is the only monosaccharide unit. The monosaccharide unit is the smallest and the most basic unit for carbohydrates. Therefore, the smallest molecule from the choices is glucose.