Glycogen Is

question 54

Multiple Choice

Glycogen is

• A) a highly branched polysaccharide.
• B) stored in the absence of dietary carbohydrate.
• C) a straight chain of glucoses linked together.
• D) a hormone for blood glucose regulation.

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Definitions:

Conjugate Acid

The species created when a base gains a proton (H+), forming a pair in which the acid and base differ only by one hydrogen atom.

Conjugate Base

A species formed by the removal of a proton (H+) from an acid.

Empirical Formula

The simplest ratio of the elements in a compound that gives the relative number of atoms of each element.

Molecular Formula

A notation that shows the number and type of atoms in a molecule, without indicating how they are connected.