You Are Investigating the Structure of the Seeds of a Newly

question 39

Multiple Choice

You are investigating the structure of the seeds of a newly discovered tropical plant.There is storage material inside the seed.You treat the seed with peptidase (an enzyme that breaks peptide bonds) ,glycoside hydrolases (an enzyme that breaks β glycosidic bonds) ,and amylase (an enzyme that breaks α glycosidic bonds) .Only the amylase appears to dissolve the storage material in the seed.What does this tell you about the identity of the storage material?

• A)The seed contains fibrous proteins to store carbon and energy.
• B)The seed contains lipids to store carbon and energy.
• C)The seed contains starch to store carbon and energy.
• D)The seed contains cellulose to store carbon and energy.
• E)The seed contains globular proteins to store carbon and energy.

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