Humans Can Digest Starch but Not Cellulose Because

question 98

Multiple Choice

Humans can digest starch but not cellulose because

• A)the monomer of starch is glucose, while the monomer of cellulose is galactose.
• B)humans have enzymes that can hydrolyze the beta (β)glycosidic linkages of starch but not the alpha (α)glycosidic linkages of cellulose.
• C)humans have enzymes that can hydrolyze the alpha (α)glycosidic linkages of starch but not the beta (β)glycosidic linkages of cellulose.
• D)humans harbor starch-digesting bacteria in the digestive tract.
• E)the monomer of starch is glucose, while the monomer of cellulose is maltose.

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