Apolysaccharide called starch consists entirely of glucose molecules. during early stages of starch digestion, starch would be broken down into

A polysaccharide called starch consists entirely of glucose molecules. during early stages of starch digestion, starch would be broken down into Maltose

Explanation:

The start of the digestion happens in the mouth which is the first organ of the digestive system; the mouth contains salivary amylase that is present in the saliva.

The complete hydrolysis of starch yields, in successive stages, glucose:

starch → dextrins → maltose → glucose

This amylase breaks down starch into several units of Maltose and sends it to the next organ. This partially digested starch is completely digested into several glucose molecules in the intestine by various enzymes.

Maltose or malt sugar, is a disaccharide comprised of two glucose molecules. The most well-known disaccharide is sucrose, which is made of glucose and fructose.

cells use diffusion to get substances in and out of themselves. that diffusion will occur across the cell membrane or the outer covering of the cell. because we are talking about the surface of the cell, surface area and volume are  important factors here. as a cell increases in size, its surface area and volume increase as well.  we call that the surface area to volume ratio (sa: vol).  but the catch is that  volume increases at a greater rate than surface  area. in other words, as a cell gets bigger, the sa: vol gets smaller. so a really small cell like bacteria is mostly cell membrane (surface) with very little contents (volume). a really big cell like an egg, is mostly insides with a super thin membrane. so what ends up happening is that the cell cannot efficiently diffuse all of the stuff it needs in/out to survive. therefore cell size is limited to about 100mm. so how do we make organisms bigger than 100mm? cells divide! by dividing and becoming multicellular, organisms are able to grow!   check out the diagrams i attached to see the effect of sa: vol. i hope this ! good luck!