Question

v) Give example of monosaccharide. short answer
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Answer 1

Answer to the given question is as follow:

• Monosaccharides are carbohydrate molecules that cannot be broken down into simpler (smaller) carbohydrate molecules via hydrolysis2.
• As a result, monosaccharides are sometimes referred to as "simple sugars" or simply "sugars," implying that they are the simplest (smallest) of carbohydrates.

Examples of monosaccharides include glucose (dextrose), fructose, galactose, xylose and ribose.