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Carbohydrates are the molecules we call sugars and starches. Sugars contain energy, which is important for carbohydrate to produce bonds, creating the molecules. Dehydration synthesis is the joining of two sugars. When this happens water is lost from the molecule. The way this becomes possible is two or more monosaccharides are combined to form larger molecules. The chemical bond linking the two molecules together is formed by the -OH (hydroxide ion) groups present in each molecule. When the bond completes the transformation the water molecule has been removed. Polysaccharide is the forming of very large molecules joined together by monosaccharides or simple carbohydrates. This is how living creatures store excess sugar. A very important polysaccharide is starch, which is how plants store their sugar, like potatoes and grains. Hydrolysis means the reversing of dehydration synthesis.
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