Carbohydrates, the most abundant biomolecules earth, are produced by
All bacteria, fungi and algae
Fungi, algae and green plant cells
Some bacteria, algae and green plant cells
Viruses, fungi and bacteria
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cellulose?
Composed of glucose monomers
Provides energy for humans
Forms a structural component of plant cell walls
Contains beta-1,4 glycosidic linkages
The bond present between two carbohydrate molecules is
Amide
Hydrogen
Glycosidic
phosphodiester
Which is an organic compound found in most cells?
Glucose
Water
Sodium chloride
Oxygen
A dehydration reaction links two glucose molecules to produce maltose. If the formula for glucose is , then what is the formula for maltose?
Inulin, a storage polysaccharide found in some plants, differs from starch in several key aspects. Which of the following statements accurately describes a major difference between inulin and starch?
Inulin is a branched polymer, while starch is strictly linear.
Inulin is primarily found in animals, while starch is found in plants.
Inulin forms a helical structure, while starch forms a sheet-like structure.
Inulin is composed of fructose units linked by Ξ²(2β1) glycosidic bonds, while starch primarily consists of glucose units linked by Ξ±(1β4) and Ξ±(1β6) bonds.
Name the disaccharide which is the major sugar of insect haemolymph
Trehalose
Chitin
Cellulose
All of these
Select the correct which represents the homopolysaccharides made up of glucose monomers
Sucrose, lactose, maltose
Chitin, glycogen, starch
Starch, inulin, peptidoglycan
Starch, glycogen, cellulose
Why doesn't cellulose react with iodine to produce a blue color?
It lacks the helical structure necessary for iodine complexation.
It contains fructose units instead of glucose.
It is a branched polymer and cannot interact with iodine.
It is insoluble in water, preventing the reaction with iodine.
A phosphodiester bond is formed between which two groups in a nucleotide?
3' carbon of one sugar and 5' carbon of another sugar
Two nitrogenous bases
A sugar and a nitrogenous base
Two phosphate groups
Which of the following is a homopolysaccharide?
Heparin
Inulin
Pectin
Galactose