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Disaccharides store less energy than polysaccharides because
disaccharides:

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Becase dissacharides only contain two sugar monomers (glucose, fructose or galactose) whereas polysaccharides contain many sugar monomers.

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Answer: Disaccharides store less energy than polysaccharide because it has lesser chemical bond Explanation: A disaccharide contains two monosaccharides bonded together whereas a polysaccharides contains numerous sugar bonded together which makes them to become too large to cross a cell membrane, hence their high Energy storage capability an example of the polysaccharide is starch which serve as energy storage in plant and Glycogen which serves as animal storage in Animal.

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