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Identify which function group monosaccharides have in the greatest abundance

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-Hydroxyl groups.

-They have multiple hydroxyl groups.

Step-by-step explanation;

-Monosaccharides are the simplest form of sugars found in common food items such as honey, cane sugar, fruits. They are the building blocks of other carbohydrates (disaccharides and polysaccharides).

-The are formed by three elements and three elements only: Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O). Monosaccharides have two broad classifications on the basis of the functional group present in them, that is; aldose (contains aldehyde group) and ketose (contains a keto group).

-Monosaccharides contain multiple hydroxyl groups, and are responsible for the hydrophillic property of monosaccharides allowing them to dissolve in water easily.

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