1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
kolbaska11 [484]
3 years ago
14

Mono" means one, "di" means two, "Poly" means many. Why are these terms used in describing the three types of sugars?

Biology
1 answer:
Kobotan [32]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Mono: Monosaccharide sugars

Di: Disaccharide sugars

Poly: Polysaccharide sugars

The reason for adding the prefixes Mono,Do and Poly Infront of the three types of sugars is to show how many sugars are in each molecule right off the bat.

Hope this helps :)

You might be interested in
Certain forests in dry climates periodically catch fire, which enables some seeds to germinate. What kind of disturbance is this
aliina [53]

Answer: Cyclical

Explanation:

6 0
3 years ago
Why does fertilization in the seedless plants require water?
sladkih [1.3K]
Because water helps plants grow
5 0
3 years ago
How does yellow fever spread?
Leni [432]

Answer:

mosquitoes  

Explanation:

3 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Use the drop-down menus to identify the terms described below.
Nikolay [14]

Endocrine gland - a group of cells that secretes substances into the blood or directly into an organ. Differ from exocrine glands, endocrine glands have no ducts and secrete products (hormones) directly into blood.  

Hormone - a substance produced by cells that helps specific groups of cells to perform specific functions. It is a product of endocrine gland which functions as chemical messengers to stimulate other cells.  

Duct – a channel or tube that conveys a substance.  It is part of the exocrine glands (such as salivary glands) which makes contact with surface .


5 0
4 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Why are leaves green?
noname [10]
Leaves are green because of the presence of chlorophyll. The chlorophyll helps the plant in absorbing the lights lights having red and blue wavelengths. It actually reflects the lights with green wavelength. The chlorophyll helps the plants in making food. I hope that this is the answer that has come to your help.
4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • The process by which water moves across a cell membrane is called
    12·1 answer
  • Number of subatomic particles for hydrogen
    13·2 answers
  • In what ways is the sporophyte generation of a moss dependent on the gametophyte generation?
    12·2 answers
  • Radiation requires a heated liquid to transfer energy.
    12·1 answer
  • A student in genetics class is studying the inheritance patterns in fruit flies. He is looking at the traits for wing length, lo
    9·1 answer
  • ANSWER QUICK PLEASE I have to turn in today thx.
    8·1 answer
  • All of my frnds. pls talk
    6·2 answers
  • What did Mendel's cross-pollination of pea plants prove?
    5·1 answer
  • What was the purpose of invubatring the unopened plates?
    8·1 answer
  • A plant can produce either purple flowers or white flowers. The purple flower color is dominant over the white flower color. Wha
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!