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What is the relationship of monomers and polymers to starch and glucose?

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Monomers are the building block of polymers. A polymer is basically serial repitition of monomers wither of one type or more than one type. Polysaccharides are polymers of monosaccharides. example - Starch is a polymer of glucose , inulin is polymer of fructose.

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Glucose is the monomer of starch (a polymer).
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