Cellulose Is Indigestible to Most Animals Because

question 79

Multiple Choice

Cellulose is indigestible to most animals because

• A) animals do not have the enzymes needed to hydrolyze ester linkages between the monomer units
• B) animals do not have the enzymes needed to hydrolyze the α -glycosidic linkages between the monomer units
• C) animals do not have the enzymes needed to hydrolyze the β -glycosidic linkages between the monomer units
• D) its molecular weight is too high for it to be degraded by enzymes

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