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which of these is a polysaccharide? options: galactose, glucose, sucrose, cellulose, lactose part e: ___ is the most abundant organic compound on earth. options: lactose, glucose, glycogen, starch, cellulose
Polysaccharides are complex carbohydrates made up of multiple monosaccharide units. Cellulose is a polysaccharide and is the most abundant organic compound on Earth, forming the structural component of plant cell - walls. Glucose is a monosaccharide, glycogen is a storage polysaccharide in animals, starch is a storage polysaccharide in plants, and lactose is a disaccharide.
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For the first question: Cellulose is a polysaccharide.
For the second question: Cellulose is the most abundant organic compound on Earth.