Monosaccharides and Disaccharides

Question 1

What is a monosaccharide?

Answer 1

simple sugar, single carbohydrate molecule

Question 2

What is a disaccharide?

Answer 2

two monosaccharides that are bonded together

Question 3

What is an oligosaccharide?

Answer 3

relatively small amount of monosaccharides bonded together

Question 4

What is a polysaccharide?

Answer 4

many monosaccharides bonded together

Question 5

What is the bond between two sugars called?

Answer 5

glycosidic linkage

Question 6

What type of bond is a glycosidic linkage?

Answer 6

covalent bond

Question 7

How is a glycosidic linkage named?

Answer 7

named according to which carbon in each sugar comprises that linkage

Question 8

How is a glycosidic linkage formed?

Answer 8

dehydration reaction that requires enzymatic catalysis