BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

IMPORTANCE OF CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The carbohydrate, ____, is used by plants to give their structure strength
A
glucose
B
sucrose
C
cellulose
D
starch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cellulose, a fibrous carbohydrate found in all plants, is the structural component of plant cell walls. Because the earth is covered with vegetation, cellulose is the most abundant of all carbohydrates, accounting for over 50% of all the carbon found in the vegetable kingdom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cellulose develops around the plant’s cells giving them structure and fortifying them with strength.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate in the plant kingdom, forming the fundamental structure of plant cell walls, where cellulose is closely associated with other components such as hemicelluloses and lignin. Cellulose is distinguished from the starches by their 1 → 4 bonds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cellulose, a tough, fibrous, and water-insoluble polysaccharide, plays an integral role in keeping the structure of plant cell walls stable. Cellulose chains are arranged in microfibrils or bundles of polysaccharide that are arranged in fibrils (bundles of microfibrils), which in turn make up the plant cell wall.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cell wall surrounds the plasma membrane of plant cells and provides tensile strength and protection against mechanical and osmotic stress.

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