NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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This polysaccharide is referred to as dietary fiber; helps aid in the digestive process in animals and humans.
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cellulose
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starch
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triglyceride
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glycogen
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glycogen is a polysaccharide used as energy storage in animals. Glycogen is a polymer made up of glucose units and undergoes hydrolysis to release glucose when demand for sugar increases.
Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is the most common digestible storage polysaccharide in plants and cellulose is a major structural component of plant cell walls (Figure 3).
Detailed explanation-3: -Polysaccharides are synthesized by plants, animals, and humans to be stored for food, structural support, or metabolized for energy. The major component in the rigid cell walls in plants is cellulose.
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