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Plants have cell walls composed of cellulose.
Describe the structure of cellulose molecules.
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Plants have cell walls composed of cellulose.
Describe the structure of cellulose molecules.
a. beta/ β glucose (subunits/monomers in cellulose) / diagram showing position of OH groups in beta glucose molecule;
b. C 1 to C 4 bonds / glycosidic bonds (between glucose molecules);
c. unbranched/linear (polymer/molecule/chain);
d. straight/not helical (polymer/molecule/chain);
e. glucose subunits orientated alternately upwards and downwards/OWTTE;
f. hydrogen bonding between adjacent cellulose molecules/polymers;
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