Question

the process of linking monosaccharides together to make disaccharides is called dehydration synthesis. dehydration means loss of water. during dehydration synthesis, water is released when two monosaccharides chemically combine. many more monosaccharides can continue to be added to the chain, forming a large molecule called a polysaccharide. the reaction below shows a dehydration synthesis reaction. complete the sentences. during a dehydration synthesis reaction, monosaccharides are to form a and water is .

Explanation:

From the text, during dehydration synthesis, monosaccharides are linked (combined) to form a disaccharide (or polysaccharide as more are added) and water is released (since dehydration means loss of water and the reaction releases water). So the first blank should be "linked" (or "combined"), the second blank (for the molecule) could be "disaccharide" (or "polysaccharide", but since two monosaccharides form a disaccharide initially), and the third blank is "released".

Answer:

During a dehydration synthesis reaction, monosaccharides are \(\boldsymbol{\text{linked (or combined)}}\) to form a \(\boldsymbol{\text{disaccharide (or polysaccharide)}}\) and water is \(\boldsymbol{\text{released}}\).