The "building blocks" of polysaccharides are _______ and the blocks are covalently linked together by _______ bonds.

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Polysaccharides are made up of monosaccharides, which are covalently linked together by glycosidic bonds. Glycerol and fatty acids are building blocks of lipids and are linked together by ester bonds. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and are linked together by peptide bonds. Disaccharides are made up of two monosaccharides linked together by glycosidic bonds.

The "Building Blocks" of Polysaccharides Are _______ and the Blocks