Define carbohydrates and identify their basic subunits?
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Hydrates of carbon are carbohydrates. The basic subunits of carbohydrates are called monosaccharides.
Explanation:
Carbohydrates are compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen of the form
The basic monomers subunits of carbohydrates are called monosaccharides. Monosaccharides join together by polymerzation to for a polymer called a polysaccharide.
Here's a hierarchical breakdown of the subunits you might hear for a simple sugar.
Monosaccharides - one individual unit
Disaccharides - two monosaccharides joined by covalent bonds
Oligosaccharides
Polysaccharides a lot
carbohydrate is one of the major nutrient it contains sugar and starch.