examples of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides

polysaccharide

macromolecules, polymers of hundreds to thousands of monosaccharides linked together by dehydration reaction

frutose

monosaccharide

glucose

monosaccharide

monosaccharide definition

simple sugars that are the monomers of carbohydrates

starch

storage polysaccharide in plants, consists of long chains of glucose monomers.

cellulose

the most abundant organic compound on Earth, is a major component of the tough walls that enclose plant cells. Polymer of glucose, but its monomers are linked in a different orientation

chitin

a structural polysaccharide used by insects and crustaceans to build their exoskeleton

disaccharide definition

cells construct _______ from two monosaccharide monomers by dehydration reaction

sucrose

disaccharide - made of a glucose monomer linked to a fructose monomer