DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which polysaccharide is used by plants to make their cell wall?
A
starch
B
glycogen
C
cellulose
D
chitin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The cell wall is composed of a network of cellulose microfibrils and cross-linking glycans embedded in a highly cross-linked matrix of pectin polysaccharides.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polysaccharides are the principal components of all plant cell walls. The polysaccharides of the cell wall are made up of sugars which are linked to each other by glycosidic bonds to form the polymer chains.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cellulose commonly found in the cell walls of plants-stalks, stems or trunks, is a linear polysaccharide consisting of -d-glucan units linked by (1 → 4) glycosidic bonds [33].

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