My son had a double whammy, because both my husband (his stepfather) and I taught him. I used to be an art teacher, and he had planned to not take any art classes. This plan was foiled when I transferred to the history department. He would still have been able to escape the situation had I not been given the only honors U.S. History classes the year he was to take the class.
1 Once we have eaten, monosaccharides, disaccharides and starches are converted to the monomer glucose, our bodys preferred fuel, and circulate through the blood (reserves are stored in our bodies as glycogen).  Disorders of blood glucose (diabetes, hypoglycemia) are very serious!
Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants as an energy store.It is the most common carbohydrate in human diets and is contained in large amounts in staple foods such as potatoes, wheat, maize (corn), rice, and cassava.his polysaccharide is produced by most green plants as an energy store. It is the most common carbohydrate in human diets and is contained in large amounts in staple foods such as potatoes, wheat, maize (corn), rice, and cassava.