2006-09-16 07:09:32 · 2 answers · asked by dretheace 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
We would not exist the way we are today. Monosaccharides are very important for making disaccharides..and if disaccharides did not exist we would be lacking one of the greatest molecules needed for energy in cells (animal=energy & storage) and (plant=storage, & structural support)
Glucose is extremely important...and without glucose (which is a polymer of disaccharides)...we would not have energy (ATP)...we would not have photosynthesis (therefore no oxygen for us to live..)
The list goes on and on!
Read the information in the links below. Read about the functions of carbohydrates and you will most likely understand what I was trying to explain to you.
2006-09-16 07:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by ๑The Goddess๑ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We would need a completely different basis for life.
It's not only metabolism that is affected; nucleic acids have monosaccharides in their basic units:
RNA has ribose in the nucleotides and DNA deoxyribose in the deoxy-nucleotides.
So no simple carbohydrates means also no nucleic acids...
2006-09-16 10:01:49 · answer #2 · answered by bellerophon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋