Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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Chapter 4, Problem 2SC
The polysaccharide that helps form the supporting structures of plants is
- cellulose
- maltose
- glycogen
- sucrose
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The following is true for the hetero-polysaccharide, except:
Hyaluronic acid is an examples
They can be branched or unbranched
Different sugar units attached together
Same type of sugar units attached together
Which of the followings is not a structural polysaccharide?
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O Peptidoglycans
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O Chitin
We are consuming a lot of polymers in our foods and only some monomers. The polymers we ingest must be converted into monomers before being
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- Name two common polysaccharides made by plants. Are they also made of glucose? Can we digest both of them, and why or why not?arrow_forwardWith the exception of Dermatan, the repeating disaccharide unit of glycosaminoglycans consists of uronic acid and an amino sugar True Falsearrow_forwardStarch, a polysaccharide, is 1. The main plant energy storage molecule 2. The main animal energy storage molecule 3. A component of plant cell walls 4. A lipid used to make cell membranesarrow_forward
- An example of a monosaccharide is ________. a. fructose b. glucose c. galactose d. all of the abovearrow_forwardWhich polysaccharide is usually found in the cell walls of fungi? a. starch b. glycogen c. chitin d. cellulosearrow_forwardIt is a hexose sugar that is essential in the synthesis of starcharrow_forward
- Which of the following is not a complex conjugated carbohydrate? O peptidoglycan O glycoprotein O proteoglycan O oligosaccharide O lipopolysaccharidearrow_forwardWhich type of polysaccharide is used as an energy storage molecule in animals? glycogen amylose starch cellulosearrow_forwardWhat property is exhibited by proteins which allows them to absorb large quantities of water? saponification imbibition deamination decarboxylationarrow_forward
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