NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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Starch is a ____ because it is made of many sugars sub units
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monosaccarhides
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Disaccarhides
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Polysaccharides
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Protein
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Storage polysaccharides include starch and glucogen. Starch is a large polymer of glucose subunits and is the storage form of glucose in plants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is a polysaccharide made up of 1, 4 linkages between glucose monomers. The chemical formula of the starch molecule is (C6H10O5)n. Starch is made up of long chains of sugar molecules that are connected together. The linear polymer amylose is the most basic form of starch, while amylopectin is the branched form.
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