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KengaRu [80]
3 years ago
11

The prefix mono- means “one” and the prefix poly- means “many”. How are these meanings related to the terms monomer and polymer

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1 answer:
Dmitriy789 [7]3 years ago
8 0

When a molecule is made up of one sugar unit, its called a monomer.

Eg. Glucose, galactose, fructose

When a molecule is made of more than one sugar units, its called a polymer.

Eg. Cellulose, glycogen

Polymers are usually macro molecules.

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