A glucose molecule is to starch as (Explain your answer.)a. a steroid is to a lipid.b. a protein is to an amino acid.c. a nucleic acid is to a polypeptide.d. a nucleotide is to a nucleic acid.

Which of the following components of a tossed salad will pass through the human digestive tract and be digested the least?

Which of the following categories includes all others in the list?a. disaccharideb. polysaccharidec. starchd. carbohydrate

What are three ways monosaccharides differ from one another?

The enzyme amylase can break glycosidic linkages between glucose monomers only if the monomers are in the αform. Which of the following could amylase break down?a. glycogen, starch, and amylopectinb. glycogen and cellulosec. cellulose and chitind. starch, chitin, and cellulose

What type of bond is formed between two sugars in a disaccharide?a. glycosidic linkageb. phosphodiester bondc. peptide bondd. hydrogen bond

What holds cellulose molecules together in bundles large enough to form fibers?a. the cell wallb. peptide bondsc. hydrogen bondsd. hydrophobic interactions

Cows can derive nutrients from cellulose becausea. they produce enzymes that recognize the shape of the glucose-glucose bonds and hydrolyze them.b. they re-chew their cud to break down cellulose fibers.c. their digestive tract contains microorganisms that can hydrolyze the bonds of cellulose.d. they convert cellulose to starch and can digest starch.

What are the primary functions of carbohydrates in cells?a. cell identity, energy storage, raw material source for synthesis, and structureb. catalysis, energy storage, metabolism, and structurec. catalysis, digestion, energy storage, and information storaged. energy storage, information storage, polymerization, and raw material source for synthesis