General ---------Biology----------------------------------------------------- ------------------Online------------------------------- Ch. 5 Macromolecules: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, nucleic acids

Monosaccharides are single molecules of sugar.  Sugar molecules are 3 to 6 carbons long and contain a carbonyl functional group.

In what city is The Pentagon of the Defense Dept.  located?________
Why is it called The "Pentagon?" _____________________________
How many sides does a stop sign have. _____
What is a six sided figure called? ____________

Glucose is a common hexose sugar containing six carbons (C₆H₁₂O₆).  Glucose can exist in a linear form or ring form and in solution the two forms are in a dynamic equilibrium with the ring form usually most numerous.