| Term | Definition |
|---|
| polysaccharide | macromolecules, polymers with a few hundred to a few thousand monosaccharides joined by glycocidic linkage |
| storage polysaccharide | both plants and animals store sugars for later use in the form of |
| 1-4 | most pf the glucose monomers in starch are joined by ___ linkages |
| amylose | the simplest form of starch is |
| unbranched | is amylose branched or unbranched |
| starch | a plant polysaccharide is |
| amylopectin | a branched form of starch is |
| glycogen | an animal polysaccharide is |
| branched | glycogen is more ____ than amylopectin |
| 1-6 | whats the linkage # of amylopectin |
| liver and muscle cells | humans and other vertebrae store glycogen mainly in |
| increases | hydrolysis of glycogen in these cells releases glucose when the demand of sugar ___ |
| cellulose | a major component of the walls that enclose plant cells |
| yes | is cellulose a polymer of glucose |
| alpha | in starch, all glucose are in what configuration |
| beta | in cellulose, all glucose are in what configuration |
| helical | polymers with alpha glucose are |
| straight | polymers with beta glucose are |
| microfibril | form strong building materials for plants |
| microfibril | the main architectural unit of the plant cell wall is the |
| no | is cellulose branched |
| molecules are different shapes | enzymes that digest starch by hydrolyzing alpha linkages are unable to hydolyze beta linkages of cellulose because |
| no | can humans digest cellulose |
| chitin | a carbohydrate used by arthropods to build their exoskeleton |
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