Question

drag and drop the correct term with each illustration.

1. diagram 1: glucose
2. diagram 2: sucrose (table sugar)
3. diagram 3: starch

disaccharide monosaccharide polysaccharide

Explanation:

Glucose is a single - sugar unit, so it is a monosaccharide. Sucrose is made up of two sugar units (glucose and fructose), so it is a disaccharide. Starch is a long - chain polymer of glucose units, so it is a polysaccharide.

Answer:

1. monosaccharide
2. disaccharide
3. polysaccharide