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categorize each carbohydrate listed as either a monosaccharide, disacch…

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categorize each carbohydrate listed as either a monosaccharide, disaccharide, or polysaccharide. glucose cellulose sucrose fructose starch done

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates, disaccharides are made of two monosaccharides joined together, and polysaccharides are long - chains of monosaccharides. Glucose and fructose are simple sugars (monosaccharides). Sucrose is made of glucose and fructose (disaccharide). Cellulose and starch are complex carbohydrates made of many glucose units (polysaccharides).

Answer:

glucose: monosaccharide
cellulose: polysaccharide
sucrose: disaccharide
fructose: monosaccharide
starch: polysaccharide