Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Humans can digest starch but not cellulose because


A)the monomer of starch is glucose, while the monomer of cellulose is galactose.
B)humans have enzymes that can hydrolyze the β glycosidic linkages of starch but not the α glycosidic linkages of cellulose.
C)humans have enzymes that can hydrolyze the α glycosidic linkages of starch but not the β glycosidic linkages of cellulose.
D)humans harbor starch-digesting bacteria in the digestive tract.
E)the monomer of starch is glucose, while the monomer of cellulose is glucose with a nitrogen-containing group.

Answer

C