Question

Discuss the similarities and differences between the starch Amylose and glucose. Include at two different and two different similarities

Answer 1

Differences

1)Amylose is a polysaccharide while glucose is a monosaccharide

2) Amylose requires an enzyme, amylase to be broken down into maltose (a disaccharide) through a process of hydrolysis while Glucose doesn't need any enzyme to be converted in maltose during condensation .

Similarities

1) they're both sugars used for providing energy

2) They're both metabolites