NUTRITION
CARBOHYDRATES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Dehydration Synthesis
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Hydrolysis
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polysaccharides, such as starch, chitin, glycogen, and cellulose, can be broken down into monosaccharides. This occurs through the process of hydrolysis, which uses water to break the bonds between monosaccharides.
Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is a condensation polymer made from glucose monomer units. When these large starch molecules react with water they break down into smaller sugar molecules. The starch is said to be hydrolysed. We can tell if starch has been hydrolysed by testing for the small sugar molecules that are formed in the process.
Detailed explanation-3: -The process of breaking the glycosidic bonds, that hold the glucose basic units together to form a large cellulose molecule is called hydrolysis.