Topic 4: Carbohydrates
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disaccharide
a type of sugar formed when two simple monosaccharide units join together through a covalent bond
Starch
a complex carbohydrate that plants use to store extra glucose for energy
monomer
a small chemical subunit that acts as a building block.
polymer
When bonded together by covalent bonds, monomers form larger chains called
cellulose
a linear structural polysaccharide made of glucose monomers that provides rigidity and support to plant cell wall
monosaccharide
a simple, single-molecule sugar that serves as the basic monomer for building larger carbohydrates
polysaccharide
large carbohydrate polymers made of hundreds to thousands of monosaccharide monomers linked together by covalent glycosidic linkages
glycogen
a heavily branched polysaccharide made of glucose monomers that animals and fungi use for quick-access energy storage.