What do monosaccharide, disaccharides, and polysaccharides have in common?
2007-07-19 11:05:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
They are all carbohydrates.
Monosaccharide = a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
Disaccharide = any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis.
Polysaccharide = a carbohydrate, as starch, insulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides
2007-07-19 11:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are carbohydrates. Sugars. Monosaccharide is a single sugar unit and disaccharide are two units. Polysaccharides are many sugar units.
2007-07-19 12:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by Coco55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all sugars (which are carbohydrates).
Monosaccharides are made up of one sugar unit, disaccharides two units, and polyshaccharides multiple sugar units.
2007-07-19 11:14:28 · answer #3 · answered by BarkleyLee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms.
2007-07-19 11:13:02 · answer #4 · answered by Dave C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all carbohydrates
2007-07-19 11:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by Bob Thompson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm...they are all spelled with inleast one D,oh,and i cant pronounce any of them
2007-07-19 11:09:25 · answer #6 · answered by sleepy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are carbohydrates
2007-07-19 11:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by zimc2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all saccherides.
2007-07-19 11:08:26 · answer #8 · answered by Zuko's mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋