Humans Can Digest Starch but Not Cellulose Because

question 72

Multiple Choice

Humans can digest starch but not cellulose because

• A)the monomer of starch is glucose,whereas the monomer of cellulose is glucose modified by the addition of a nitrogen-containing group.
• B)humans have enzymes that can hydrolyze the β glycosidic linkages of starch but not the α glycosidic linkages of cellulose.
• C)humans have enzymes that can hydrolyze the α glycosidic linkages of starch but not the β glycosidic linkages of cellulose.
• D)humans harbor starch-digesting bacteria in the digestive tract but not cellulose-digesting bacteria.

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