Refer to the figures below showing the structures of cellulose and chitin.
What is a difference that distinguishes these two polysaccharides from each other?
A) One contains a hexose monomer, while the other contains a pentose monomer.
B) One is a linear polymer, while the other is branched.
C) One contains -1,4 glycosidic linkages, while the other contains -1,4 glycosidic linkages.
D) One contains glucose monomers, while the other contains N-acetyl-glucosamine monomers.
E) One contains glucose monomers, while the other contains glucosamine monomers.
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A) is a disaccharide.
B) is broken down
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A) insoluble in water.
B) linear
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A) affects structure, not
Q199: Refer to the figures below. 
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