Question

SUGAR which is made up of two molecules is a disaccharide and starch found in potatoes is a

Answer 1

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Maltose

Answer 2

Starch is a polysaccharide

Explanation:

• Sugar is a disaccharide is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are joined by glycosidic linkage, in this case , monomers of glucose and fructose are joined by  glycosidic bond. Table sugar is also known as sucrose.
• Starch, on the other hand is the major form of storage of food in green plants. It is produced by all green plants.
• Starch is a polysaccharide which contains monomers of glucose linked together in an α 1,4 linkage. They are of 2 types based on the linkage - Amylose being the simplest form of starch and amylopectin is the branched form.