NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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A polysaccharide found in plants whose function is storage is
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starch
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glycogen
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chitin
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glucagon
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cellulose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Starch (a polymer of glucose) is used as a storage polysaccharide in plants, being found in the form of both amylose and the branched amylopectin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polysaccharides are very large polymers composed of tens to thousands of monosaccharides joined together by glycosidic linkages. The three most abundant polysaccharides are starch, glycogen, and cellulose.
Detailed explanation-3: -The structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls is cellulose while the storage polysaccharide found in seeds is starch.
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