Question

What monosaccharides make up cellulose?

Answer 1

Only one monosaccharide makes up cellulose, and that is glucose.

Explanation:

Cellulose is a long-chain polymer of glucose molecules.

The structure of glucose, `"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6`, is

The structure of cellulose is

We could write the equation for the formation of cellulose as

`underbrace(n"C"_6"H"_12"O"_6)_color(red)("glucose") → underbrace(("C"_6"H"_10"O"_5)_n)_color(red)("cellulose") + n"H"_2"O"`