Why is cellulose so difficult for most animals to digest? A) they don’t have the proper enzyme to break the bonds between subunits
B) cellulose is made up of chitin, which is indigestible
C) the bonds holding cellulose subunits together are extremely strong, stronger than in any other macromolecule
D) there are many hydrogen bonds holding the subunits together
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Cellulose is so difficult for most animals to digest because they don’t have the proper enzyme to break the bonds between subunits.
Further explanation
Cellulose
It is a polysaccharide compound which is difficult to be digested by animals because they don’t have the enzyme needed to break it. It has many monosaccharide molecules bind together by glycosidic bond.
Glycosidic bond
It is a covalent bond. It is formed between two monosaccharide with the removal of one water molecule. It is of two types, Alpha (between C-1 of one monosaccharide and C-2 of other monosaccharide) and beta (also between the C-1 of one monosaccharide and C-2 of another monosaccharide). Enzymes are required for breakdown of cellulose. In our body various enzymes are present for the breakdown of carbohydrates but these enzymes can never digest cellulose. Our enzymes are unable to break beta glycosidic bond but they can break the alpha glycosidic bond. A bond is present in glycogen and starch so these can be digested by human beings. It is thought that such enzymes are produced by vermiform appendix. In herbivores the enzymes which are required for the breakdown of cellulose are present in their digestive tracts so they can digest cellulose.
Animal which can digest cellulose
Grazing animals like cattle can digest cellulose because they have symbiotic bacteria in their intestine and these bacteria hep them in digestion because of special enzymes in them.
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Subject: Chemistry
Level: High school
Keywords
- Cellulose
- Glycosidic bond
- Animal which can digest cellulose
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Answer: Methyl Orange (#4)
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