why is glucose a monosaccharide?

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why is glucose a monosaccharide?

if you know why, please answer.
thanks.

2007-12-09 11:40:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Glucose is one building block of carbohydrates. It has that one ring of carbons with other atoms attached.

Mono means one.
Saccharide refers to sugars.
Glucose is one unit of sugar.

2007-12-09 11:43:26 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

because it is only composed of one saccharide group.. mono = one

2007-12-09 11:43:59 · answer #2 · answered by evelynnie11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋