Explain the relationship between sugars (glucose) and starches (carbohydrates). Use the terms, monomer and polymer, in your explanation.

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photon336 · Answer

Check this figure out. 

monomer, mono = single unit
polymer, poly = multiple units,

A polymer is made up of many monomers 

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from this figure can you tell me what is the monomer, what is the polymer and how do you know?

ashes.boom · Answer

so glucose would be the monomer and starch would be the polymer?

photon336 · Answer

yeah, how do you know though?

ashes.boom · Answer

because in the figure the starch is shown as multiple units and the glucose is only one unit

ashes.boom · Answer

Is that right @Photon336 ??

photon336 · Answer

:)