Disaccharides, Polysaccharides, and Glycosidic Linkages

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Cellulose is a polymer that is composed of what monomer?

Glucose

CORRECT

Fructose

0

Galactose

0

Glycerol

0

Glycogen

0

Explanation

Cellulose is a polysaccharide (a sugar). Glucose is the monosaccharide used to generate the structure of cellulose via linkages. Cellulose is composed of several hundred glucose molecules bound in this chain. Due to the nature of the beta linkage, humans cannot digest cellulose.

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