Chloroplastst capture energy from the sun to help survive by collecting the energy to be used to convert into glucose, which is food for the plant. The process in chich this sunlight is turned into glucose is called “photosynthesis”.
Cells build carbohydrate polymers by using energy to form glycosidic linkages, the bonds between monosaccharides. A dehydration synthesis reaction forms a bond between carbon atoms in two monosaccharides, sandwiching an oxygen atom between them and releasing a water molecule.
