Answer
a. The monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates, consist of a carbon chain/ring with several alcohol groups and one other functional group, either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
b. Disaccharides and polysaccharides are different from monosaccharides in a way that two are formed when two or more monosaccharides are connected or linked, respectively.
Work Step by Step
a. The monosaccharides, the simplest carbohydrates, consist of a carbon chain/ring with several alcohol groups and one other functional group, either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
b. Disaccharides and polysaccharides are different from monosaccharides in a way that two are formed when two or more monosaccharides are connected or linked, respectively.
