EBK GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CH
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Author: STOKER
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Chapter 18.16, Problem 4QQ
Which of the following statements about storage polysaccharides is incorrect?
- a. Glycogen has a more highly branched structure than amylopectin.
- b. If excess glucose enters a plant cell it is converted to starch.
- c. Amylose is the more abundant form of starch.
- d. no correct response
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Among the given statements, which ones are correct about the biological functions and commercial uses of carbohydrates?
A. Glucose serves as the substrate for photosynthesis in plants.
B. Glycogen serves as a repository of glucose in the myocytes.
C. The cell wall of plants is reinforced by a polymer of beta-D-glucose.
D. Lactose is widely used as filler in tablets and capsules in the pharmaceutical industry.
E. Corn extract is commercially hydrolyzed to yield fructose-rich sweeteners.
Which of the following are differences between starch and glycogen?
A. Starch is a mixture of amylose and amylopectin while glycogen is a pure biopolymer.
B. The amylopectin instarch has more branches than glycogen.
C. Starch is the storage form of glucose in plants while glycogen is in animals and humans.
D. The branches in amylopectin is alpha 1->6 while itis beta 1-->6 in glycogen.
E. Starch reacts more intensely with Lugol's reagent than glycogen.
Which of the following is true about glycogen and amylopectin (starch)?
a.
Glycogen is abundant in the skeletal muscle, while amylopectin in the liver.
b.
Both are synthesized by most plants as their principle food reserve.
c.
Glycogen resembles amylopectin but is more extensively branched with α(1->6) linkages every 8 to 12 residues.
d.
Both are the storage polysaccharide of animals.
e.
Glycogen is a branched polymer, but amylopectin is a linear polymer.
Chapter 18 Solutions
EBK GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CH
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