Bacteria, Insects, and Plants Use Carbohydrates to Build Structures

Multiple Choice

Bacteria, insects, and plants use carbohydrates to build structures. Which of the following is TRUE of structural carbohydrates?

A) Different types of pentose monomers form the basis of all carbohydrate-based structures.
B) Structural carbohydrates show a high degree of branching.
C) All structural carbohydrates are made from the same monomer, α-glucose.
D) Structural carbohydrates are long strands, which are chemically linked into a network.