Match the following terms and definitions. 1. a polymer of simple sugars carbohydrate 2. a simple sugar (C6H12O6) occurring in plant and animal tissues disaccharide 3. a two-sugar polymer glucose 4. the building block unit of carbohydrates; a simple sugar monosaccharide 5. a bonding of subunits to form a polymer by the loss of water polysaccharide 6. a sugar or polymer of sugar dehydration synthesis

1. Polysaccharide refers to a polymer of simple sugars.

2. Glucose is a simple sugar that takes place in plant and the tissues of the animals.

3. Disaccharide is the two sugar polymer.

4. Monosaccharide is the building block unit of carbohydrates, that is, a basic sugar.

5. Dehydration synthesis refers to the process of a bonding of subunits to produce a polymer by the loss of water.

6. Carbohydrate is a polymer of sugar or a sugar.

1. A polymer of simple sugars ≡ polysaccharide

2. A simple sugar (C_6H_12O_6) occurring in plant and animal tissues

≡ glucose

3. A two-sugar polymer ≡ disaccharide

4. The building block of carbohydrates ≡ a simple sugar monosaccharide

5. A bonding of subunits to form a polymer by the loss of water

≡ dehydration synthesis

6. A sugar or polymer of sugar ≡ carbohydrate