starch glycogen and cellulose

Question 1

what is starch made from

Answer 1

a-glucose monosaccharides joind by a glycosidic bond

Question 2

what are the starch molecules joined by

Answer 2

a glycosidic bond

Question 3

how is strach specialy adapted

Answer 3

it forms into a helix and so can condense very small

Question 4

give a helpful propertie of starch

Answer 4

insolubale - doesnt effetc water potential during osmosis

Question 5

where is glycogen found

Answer 5

in animal cells

Question 6

what is the structure of glucogen

Answer 6

a-glucose more branched

Question 7

why is it good that glycogen is branched

Answer 7

more ends can be hydrolised by enzymes

Question 8

what is the structure of cellulose

Answer 8

made of b-glucose, straight unbranched chains

Question 9

what does the structure of cellulose allow it to do

Answer 9

hydrogen bonds can form between the straight unbranched chain

Question 10

what is the role of cellulose and how is this helped by its structure

Answer 10

helps support the walls of plant cells - long streched unbbranched chains