Bacteria, Insects, and Plants Use Carbohydrates to Build Structures

question 13

Multiple Choice

Bacteria, insects, and plants use carbohydrates to build structures. Which of the following is TRUE of structural carbohydrates?

• A) Different types of pentose monomers form the basis of all carbohydrate-based structures.
• B) Structural carbohydrates show a high degree of branching.
• C) All structural carbohydrates are made from the same monomer, α-glucose.
• D) Structural carbohydrates are long strands, which are chemically linked into a network.

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