Question

Define palysacharidess and give 2 examples​

Answer 1

Answer:

Polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds. Three important polysaccharides, starch, glycogen, and cellulose, are composed of glucose. Starch and glycogen serve as short-term energy stores in plants and animals, respectively. They range in structure from linear to highly branched.

Answer 2

Answer:

Monosaccharides-

Glucose (substrate for respiration reaction in a cell of our body).

Fructose ( is also an important energy substrate and is found in seminal fluid)

Disaccharides-

Lactose (contains galactose which is known as brain sugar)

Sucrose (Found in common white sugar which we consume, breaks into glucose and fructose after digestion)

Polysaccharides-

Starch ( Important source of carbohydrates for the human body, gets broken down into simpler carbohydrates by successive digestion in alimentary canal)

Cellulose (forms the fibre component of diet we intake, essential for digestion)