All of These Statements About Carbohydrates Are True Except One

question 51

Multiple Choice

All of these statements about carbohydrates are true except one.Identify the exception.

• A) Simple sugars include lactose, glucose, and ribose.
• B) Cellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate on earth.
• C) Glycogen is a storage polysaccharide made by animal cells.
• D) Polysaccharides are important both for energy storage and to provide structure to cells.
• E) Glycogen is important both for energy storage and to provide structure for cells.

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Definitions:

Compounds

Compounds are chemical substances made up of two or more different chemical elements, bonded together in a fixed proportion by chemical bonds.

Transition State

A high-energy, intermediate state of the reactants during a chemical reaction that leads to the formation of products.

Solvolysis

The chemical process of breaking bonds in a compound by reaction with a solvent.

Stereochemistry

The study of the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules and its influence on the physical and chemical properties of substances.