Cellulose And Starch Flashcards

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Cellulose is made up of (type of monomer)

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B-glucose in an unbranched chain

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Starch can be hydrolyzed to release

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Sugar for energy

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Starch is made up of (monomer type)

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A-glucose monomers in branched

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Glycosidic bond

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Connects carbohydrates to another molecule

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Polysaccharides are complex

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Carbohydrates

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Micro fibrils are bundles of

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60-70 molecules made from cross linkages with hydrogen bonds

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The plant cell wall is made up of

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Cellulose microfibrils

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Tensile strength

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Resist pulling force

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Cellulose has very ____ tensile strength

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High

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Examples of nucleic acids

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DMA

RNA

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DNA is responsible for

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Genetic information
Directions for replication
Directs RNA synthesis-> controls protein synthesis

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