Question

Plant cells are made up of cellulose. Cellulose provides structural support to the plant

cells.
a) What is the monomer unit of cellulose? Is Celluose a protein, sugar or lipid?
b) Cellulose is made joining the monomer units by which reaction. Name it and
explain it.
c) Cellulose can also be broken down into the monomer units by which reaction,
name it and explain it.
d)
A cow cannot digest cellulose and eats grass a lot.After a cow is given antibiotics
to treat an infection, a vet gives the animal a drink of "gut culture "containing
various prokaryotes. Why is this necessary?

Answer 1

Answer: A cellulose is a glucose so basically sugar

B-Dehydration Synthesis is The process of combination of two molecules with the elimination of water molecules

C-Cellulolysis is breaking down cellulose into smaller polysaccharides called cellodextrins or completely into glucose units

D-The antibiotic treatment is likely to have killed the cellulose-digesting prokaryotes in the cow's gut. The absence of these prokaryotes would hamper the cow's ability to obtain energy from food and could lead to weight loss and possibly death. Thus, prokaryotic species are reintroduced, in appropriate combinations, in the gut culture given to treated cows

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