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| Both starch and cellulose are polymers. Why can animals easily degrade starch, but not cellulose? |
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| Animals have the enzymes to degrade alpha-1, 4-glycosidic bonds, but not ß-1,4-glycosidic bonds. |
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| Which chemical formula could represent a carbohydrate? |
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| Carbohydrates are made up of which of the following monomeric subunits? |
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| What is the major structural macromolecule of animals? Of plants? |
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| What is the major difference between amylose and amylopectin? |
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| Amylose is a straight-chain polymer of glucose, whereas amylopectin is highly branched. |
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