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ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 180+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+\Texas A & M University-
College Station
polysaccharides are long polymers of _____
monosaccharides
_ _ may or may not have branching
polysaccharides
some polysaccharides are for _____, and others are for _.
storage, structure
_ _ is a crucial storage polysaccharide in plants
starch
starch contains many ___ monomers in linear forms as well as branched forms
glucose
,linear plant starch is called _____
amylose
what is amylopectin?
branched form of plant starch
_ _ is a storage polysaccharide found in humans
glycogen
glycogen contains many __ monomers
glucose
is amylopectin or glycogen more branched?
glycogen
what type of bonds does glycogen have?
α-1,4-glycosidic (linear)
many α-1,6-glycosidic (branches)
,name two alpha-glucose polysaccharides
starch (ex. amylose, amylopectin); glycogen
_ _ is a structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls, wood, and paper
cellulose
cellulose is a ___ polymer
glucose
what type of bonds does cellulose contain - what do they do?
β-1,4-glycosidic bonds; allows cellulose to form linear strands that pack
together in parallel
cellulose has high __ due to its structure
rigidity
chitin is a ___ polysaccharide
structural
chitin is found in the cell walls of _____ and in the exoskeletons of ____
fungi; insects
, chitin is a structural polysaccharide with __ added to each monomer
Nitrogen
what type of bonds are in chitin?
β-1,4-glycosidic
proteins contain polymers called , and each of these polymers contain
monomeric subunits called _.
polypeptides; amino acids
in an amino acid, what 4 things is the central (alpha) carbon bonded to?
hydrogen atom (H), amino group (NH2), carboxyl group (COOH), and an "R group"
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 180+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+\Texas A & M University-
College Station
polysaccharides are long polymers of _____
monosaccharides
_ _ may or may not have branching
polysaccharides
some polysaccharides are for _____, and others are for _.
storage, structure
_ _ is a crucial storage polysaccharide in plants
starch
starch contains many ___ monomers in linear forms as well as branched forms
glucose
,linear plant starch is called _____
amylose
what is amylopectin?
branched form of plant starch
_ _ is a storage polysaccharide found in humans
glycogen
glycogen contains many __ monomers
glucose
is amylopectin or glycogen more branched?
glycogen
what type of bonds does glycogen have?
α-1,4-glycosidic (linear)
many α-1,6-glycosidic (branches)
,name two alpha-glucose polysaccharides
starch (ex. amylose, amylopectin); glycogen
_ _ is a structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls, wood, and paper
cellulose
cellulose is a ___ polymer
glucose
what type of bonds does cellulose contain - what do they do?
β-1,4-glycosidic bonds; allows cellulose to form linear strands that pack
together in parallel
cellulose has high __ due to its structure
rigidity
chitin is a ___ polysaccharide
structural
chitin is found in the cell walls of _____ and in the exoskeletons of ____
fungi; insects
, chitin is a structural polysaccharide with __ added to each monomer
Nitrogen
what type of bonds are in chitin?
β-1,4-glycosidic
proteins contain polymers called , and each of these polymers contain
monomeric subunits called _.
polypeptides; amino acids
in an amino acid, what 4 things is the central (alpha) carbon bonded to?
hydrogen atom (H), amino group (NH2), carboxyl group (COOH), and an "R group"
