Carbohydrate contains sugar that can provide primary
energy for human being. It consists of monosaccharide, disaccharides and
polysaccharides. Monosaccharide is a single component and cannot be broken down
into simple sugar, while disaccharides and polysaccharides can be broken down
into simple sugar. Carbohydrate can be found mostly in plant. It has many
functions including act as storehouse of chemical energy (glucose and
glycogen), as part of plants’ structures (cellulose), make up cell walls of
fungi and exoskeleton of insects (chitin) and components of nucleic acids.
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| A summary of photosynthesis to make carbohydrate |
