Question

Cellulose, chitin, and peptidoglycan function as structural molecules and withstand pulling and pushing forces well. which structural feature is most directly responsible? see section 5.3 ( page 114) . cellulose, chitin, and peptidoglycan function as structural molecules and withstand pulling and pushing forces well. which structural feature is most directly responsible? see section 5.3 ( page 114) . structural polysaccharides are built with β-1,4-glycosidic linkages, which are very resistant to hydrolysis. structural polysaccharides are built with β­1, 4­glycosidic linkages that are very strong. structural polysaccharides exist as highly branched helices. structural polysaccharides exist as sets of long, parallel strands that are linked to one another.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be option-structural polysaccharides exist as sets of long, parallel strands that are linked to one another.

Explanation:

All the polysaccharides bond to each other via the formation of glycosidic bonds which is formed by the release of -OH group from one monosaccharide and -H group from another polysaccharide.

The structure of this polysaccharide monomer determines the properties of the polysaccharides.

The structural polysaccharides like chitin, starch, cellulose and peptidoglycan are formed of a single type of monosaccharides. These monosaccharides form the same fibrous structure that is long parallel strand linked to each other This structure helps the polysaccharide to acts as the structural component of the organisms.

Thus, the selected option is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Carbohydrates are examples of food types or biomolecule utilised by living organisms to acquire energy amon other functions. They are classified into monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides. Polysacchrides conatin multiple monosaccharides joined together by bonds forming a long chain and a complex molecule, for example, chitin, cellulose and peptidoglycan. These polysaccharides exists as a set of long, parallel strand that are linked to one another, a feature that makes them act a structural molecules withstanding pulling and pushing forces well.