Question

What is one thing that all polysaccharides have in common?

Answer 1

Answer;

D. All polysaccharides are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Explanation;

• A polysaccharide is a large molecule made of many monomers called monosaccharides such as glucose, galactose, fructose, etc.
• Polysaccharides can be homopolysaccharides, where all monosaccharides are the same or heteropolysaccharide in which the monosaccharides vary.
• They may be linear, where a molecule of polysaccharides has straight chain of monosaccharides, or branched polysaccharides in which a chain has arms.
• All polysaccharides contain oxygen, hydrogen and carbon atoms like all the carbohydrates.