Question

What role do carbohydrates play in living organisms?
As a result of this lesson, you now should be able to:

Compare the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.

Differentiate between the roles of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides in living organisms.

Identify the role of carbohydrates in living organisms.

Science Practice: Construct charts, graphs, and tables to organize data.

Answer 1

SIMILARITIES :

Carbohydrates provide energy and structure to living things. They are made of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.

DIFFERENCES :

Monosaccharides comprise the simplest carbohydrates, the building block molecules, and contain single sugar units. Disaccharides are made of two sugar units, and polysaccharides contain several such units.

ROLE :

One of the primary functions of carbohydrates is to provide your body with energy. Glucose in the blood is taken up into your body's cells and used to produce a fuel molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP) through a series of complex processes known as cellular respiration.