20 points! it takes more time for your body to break down polysaccharides than disaccharides. what aspect of the molecular structures of these two types of molecules could explain this?

Remember that the basic building blocks of carbohydrates are monosaccarides.

Polysaccharides are more complex than disaccharides. Polysaccharides are many monosaccarides and disaccharides linked together. Disaccharides are just two monosaccarides linked together.

To break down a polysaccaride, more hydrolysis must occur to break down the bonds between the monosaccharides. Breaking down these many bonds will take more time than just breaking down the one bond (between the two monosaccarides) in a disaccharide.