NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A polysaccharide (carbohydrate) is a polymer. 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Is C6H12O6 (glucose) a monomer, or a polymer? Monomer d. To summarize, when two monomers are joined, a molecule of water is always removed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common carbohydrate polymers that are found in nature are cellulose, starch, dextrins and cyclodextrins, chitin and chitosan, hyaluronic acid, and various gums (carrageenan, xanthan, etc.).

Detailed explanation-4: -Starch is made of glucose monomers and occurs in both straight-chain and branched forms. Amylose is the straight-chain form, and consists of hundreds of linked glucose molecules. The branched form of starch is called amylopectin.